NYT Connections Hints for March 21, 2026 (#1098)
Game
POUND
PLAIN
OBJECT
CROWN
JUMP
MARK
FRANK
RICH
GOAL
STRAIGHT
POINT
BISHOP
KING
BLUNT
FROST
CAPTURE
Categories
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DIRECT
Back to CategoriesBeing straightforward or honest
BLUNT
Speaking in a direct and honest way, sometimes without considering others' feelings.
FRANK
Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing.
PLAIN
Simple, clear, and straightforward without decoration or ambiguity.
STRAIGHT
Direct and honest, without deviation or deception.
TARGET
Back to CategoriesAim, objective, or goal
GOAL
An aim or desired result.
MARK
A target or standard to be achieved.
OBJECT
A thing aimed at or sought; a goal.
POINT
The purpose or aim of something.
CHECKERS TERMS
Back to CategoriesTerms used in the game of checkers
CAPTURE
To remove an opponent's piece by jumping over it.
CROWN
To promote a piece to a 'king' by reaching the opponent's back row.
JUMP
To move over an opponent's piece to capture it.
KING
A promoted piece that can move both forward and backward.
20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETS
Back to CategoriesProminent American poets from the 20th century
BISHOP
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), known for her precise, descriptive poetry.
FROST
Robert Frost (1874-1963), famous for poems about rural New England life.
POUND
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), influential modernist poet and critic.
RICH
Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), known for feminist and political poetry.