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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough, but also pretty fun. You’ll feel pretty proud of yourself if you notice the green group connection, and the blue and purple are neat challenges, too. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Not states.
Green group hint: Able was I ere I saw Elba.
Blue group hint: Scary films.
Purple group hint: My hero, Zero.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Cities.
Green group: Palindromes.
Blue group: Horror movies minus “S.”
Purple group: Starting with slang for zero.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 8, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is cities. The four answers are Lima, Nice, Osaka and Phoenix.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is palindromes. The four answers are eye, refer, rotator and Seles.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is horror movies minus “S.” The four answers are Gremlin, Jaw, Sinner and Tremor.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with slang for zero. The four answers are jacket (jack), Nadal (nada), squatter (squat) and zipper (zip).
