NYT Connections April 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1049
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HAYSTACK PITCHFORK COPPER OCEAN CAST IRON ENAMEL HURLY-BURLY NAIL DICK CHUCK E. CHEESE HAIR CROWD GUMSHOE SKIN MILLION FLATFOOT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BODY COVERINGS
Green — MASSES, IN IDIOMS
Blue — OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Purple — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"
BODY COVERINGSENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN
MASSES, IN IDIOMSCROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN
OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENTCOPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
How Connections works
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.