Cluestand

Issue #1007 Sat 14 Mar

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — March 14, 2026

Four groups arrive as a straightforward pair of synonym sets and two distinct wordplay categories. Watch the violet column, where four seemingly unrelated terms hide a common suffix.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    HYPNOTIC STATE

    DREAM · HAZE · SPELL · TRANCE

  2. Reveal the green group
    STARTING WITH PREFIXES MEANING "TWO"

    BINARY · DIOXIDE · DUOLINGO · TWILIGHT

  3. Reveal the blue group
    FICTIONAL INSPECTORS

    CLOUSEAU · GADGET · JAVERT · MORSE

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ENDING IN FEMALE ANIMALS

    HOOTENANNY · LICHEN · MOSCOW · NIGHTMARE

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4 groups · 16 words