NYT Connections April 19 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1043
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MINT ARCH DUD HOLE FRESH BUST KID FLOP WAIST WISE RIVER SASSY TURN LENGTH CAP HIPS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CHEEKY
Green — DRESS MEASUREMENTS
Blue — CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD 'EM
Purple — LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR
CHEEKYARCH, FRESH, SASSY, WISE
DRESS MEASUREMENTSBUST, HIPS, LENGTH, WAIST
CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD 'EMFLOP, HOLE, RIVER, TURN
LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULARCAP, DUD, KID, MINT
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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.