March 10th NYT Connections Puzzle Challenges Players with Tricky Categories

The New York Times' popular word association game features themes like cat breeds, famous smiles, and nods to 'The Dude' Lebowski.

Connections, a daily word association game from The New York Times, requires players to group 16 words into four thematic categories.
The March 10th puzzle (#638) features the following categories: Cat Breeds, Famous Smiles, Attractions Iconically Different From Their Original Forms, and items Associated with 'The Dude' Lebowski.
Examples of words in today's puzzle include 'Ragamuffin' and 'Sphynx' (Cat Breeds), 'Mona Lisa' and 'Joker' (Famous Smiles), and 'Bathrobe' and 'White Russian' (The Dude).
Players must solve the puzzle without making more than four mistakes, with difficulty levels ranging from yellow (easiest) to purple (hardest).
Connections, created by NYT crossword editor Wyna Liu, has grown in popularity since its launch in 2023, rivaling other games like Wordle and Spelling Bee.