Below: the Melio Connections puzzle for Thursday, March 26, 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 Thursday, March 26, 2026 below are the Melio answers, not the NYT ones.
The 16 words
MOJITO
YEN
EURO
NEGRONI
OOLONG
BEYONCE
MADONNA
BANKSY
GREEN
BLACK
MARTINI
POUND
MARGARITA
BOWIE
DOLLAR
CHAMOMILE
Hint ladder
Spoiler warning
Stage 1: letter spread
Today's 16 words are spread across the alphabet. The most common starting letters are B (4×), M (4×), D (1×), E (1×).
Stage 2: yellow theme
The yellow group's theme is "Currencies". 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: DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, POUND.
DOLLAREUROYENPOUND
Stage 4: all four themes
The four categories, in order from easiest to hardest, are: Yellow (easiest): "Currencies" · Green: "Types of tea" · Blue: "Classic cocktails" · Purple (trickiest): "Mononyms".
Stage 5: full solution
Below is the full grouping; each row is one category.