NYT Connections April 20 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1044
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CYBER HOURGLASS BLUE CLOUD ROD WEB MANIC NET PUFF VENOM HOOK BILLOW BAIT PLUME MEATLESS CANNIBALISM
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MASS OF SMOKE
Green — FISHING GEAR
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS
Purple — ___ MONDAY
MASS OF SMOKEBILLOW, CLOUD, PLUME, PUFF
FISHING GEARBAIT, HOOK, NET, ROD
ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK WIDOW SPIDERSCANNIBALISM, HOURGLASS, VENOM, WEB
___ MONDAYBLUE, CYBER, MANIC, MEATLESS
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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.