NYT Connections April 15 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1039
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TASSEL CROWN GOWN HASSLE FLIP GRIND CASTLE FACILE TRIAL CAP TRITE HORSE SHALLOW MITER CHORE DIPLOMA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GRADUATION GEAR
Green — TEDIOUS UNDERTAKING
Blue — OVERSIMPLISTIC
Purple — SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES
GRADUATION GEARCAP, DIPLOMA, GOWN, TASSEL
TEDIOUS UNDERTAKINGCHORE, GRIND, HASSLE, TRIAL
OVERSIMPLISTICFACILE, FLIP, SHALLOW, TRITE
SHAPES OF CHESS PIECESCASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
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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.