NYT Connections March 8 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1001
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
NICE NADAL ZIPPER SELES JACKET OSAKA JAW SINNER EYE GREMLIN PHOENIX SQUATTER REFER TREMOR ROTATOR LIMA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CITIES
Green — PALINDROMES
Blue — HORROR MOVIES MINUS "S"
Purple — STARTING WITH SLANG FOR ZERO
CITIESLIMA, NICE, OSAKA, PHOENIX
PALINDROMESEYE, REFER, ROTATOR, SELES
HORROR MOVIES MINUS "S"GREMLIN, JAW, SINNER, TREMOR
STARTING WITH SLANG FOR ZEROJACKET, NADAL, SQUATTER, ZIPPER
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.