Below: the Melio Connections puzzle for Sunday, March 15, 2026, a progressive hint ladder so you can work toward the solution without spoiling it, and the full color-coded grouping if you want the answer outright.
Heads up: Melio’s Connections grids are independently authored. The answers for Sunday, March 15, 2026 below are the Melio answers, not the NYT ones.
The 16 words
PENNE
AMERICANO
RUMMY
BETA
DELTA
RIGATONI
FUSILLI
POKER
OMEGA
SOLITAIRE
ALPHA
BRIDGE
ESPRESSO
FARFALLE
LATTE
MOCHA
Hint ladder
Spoiler warning
Stage 1 — letter spread
Today's 16 words are spread across the alphabet. The most common starting letters are A (2×), P (2×), R (2×), F (2×).
Stage 2 — yellow theme
The yellow group's theme is "Coffee drinks". That's the easiest grouping; pick the four words that fit and you're a quarter of the way through.
Stage 3 — yellow group reveal
The four yellow words are: LATTE, MOCHA, ESPRESSO, AMERICANO.
LATTEMOCHAESPRESSOAMERICANO
Stage 4 — all four themes
The four categories, in order from easiest to hardest, are: Yellow (easiest): "Coffee drinks" · Green: "Pasta shapes" · Blue: "Card games" · Purple (trickiest): "Greek letters".
Stage 5 — full solution
Below is the full grouping — each row is one category.