NYT Connections April 16 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1040
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
COOL WHIP MASK RIDE NEEDLE CAMP FAN WHEELS AUTO BODYSUIT HEAT ROAST DAY CLAWS BRA RIB
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TEASE
Green — THERMOSTAT SETTINGS
Blue — FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME
Purple — TRAINING ___
TEASENEEDLE, RIB, RIDE, ROAST
THERMOSTAT SETTINGSAUTO, COOL, FAN, HEAT
FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUMEBODYSUIT, CLAWS, MASK, WHIP
TRAINING ___BRA, CAMP, DAY, WHEELS
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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.