NYT Connections April 17 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1041
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DOMINANT KEY ROOT TAN TONIC STEM HAMMER GENERAL BULB SODA COMMON STRING STORMY LEAF PEDAL POPULAR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — VEGETABLE PARTS
Green — PREVAILING
Blue — PARTS OF A PIANO
Purple — SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMES
VEGETABLE PARTSBULB, LEAF, ROOT, STEM
PREVAILINGCOMMON, DOMINANT, GENERAL, POPULAR
PARTS OF A PIANOHAMMER, KEY, PEDAL, STRING
SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMESSODA, STORMY, TAN, TONIC
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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.