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NYT Connections Hints & Answer — March 8, 2026

A direct geography group shares space with three wordplay-heavy sets. Watch the violet column, where four entries hide a common numerical slang in their first few letters.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    CITIES

    LIMA · NICE · OSAKA · PHOENIX

  2. Reveal the green group
    PALINDROMES

    EYE · REFER · ROTATOR · SELES

  3. Reveal the blue group
    HORROR MOVIES MINUS "S"

    GREMLIN · JAW · SINNER · TREMOR

  4. Reveal the violet group
    STARTING WITH SLANG FOR ZERO

    JACKET · NADAL · SQUATTER · ZIPPER

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