NYT Connections April 21 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1045
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
OCTOPUS BREEZE THUNDER MESSENGER MOON SADDLE BULL WALTZ BUNK GOLD HOBO MOSEY BILGE CROSSBODY STROLL BALONEY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — AMBLE (IN)
Green — BALDERDASH
Blue — KINDS OF BAGS
Purple — STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES
AMBLE (IN)BREEZE, MOSEY, STROLL, WALTZ
BALDERDASHBALONEY, BILGE, BULL, BUNK
KINDS OF BAGSCROSSBODY, HOBO, MESSENGER, SADDLE
STARTS OF ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLESGOLD, MOON, OCTOPUS, THUNDER
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.