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Connections #1001 Answers – March 8, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1001 on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

EYEGREMLINJACKETJAWLIMANADALNICEOSAKAPHOENIXREFERROTATORSELESSINNERSQUATTERTREMORZIPPER

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
LIMA belongs to this group.
Green
EYE belongs to this group.
Blue
GREMLIN belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
JACKET belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
CITIES
Green category
PALINDROMES
Blue category
HORROR MOVIES MINUS "S"
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH SLANG FOR ZERO

Connections #1001 answers

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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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What are the Connections answers for March 8, 2026?

CITIES: LIMA, NICE, OSAKA, PHOENIX. PALINDROMES: EYE, REFER, ROTATOR, SELES. HORROR MOVIES MINUS "S": GREMLIN, JAW, SINNER, TREMOR. STARTING WITH SLANG FOR ZERO: JACKET, NADAL, SQUATTER, ZIPPER.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.