NYT Connections April 30 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1054
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
THERE CHECK MARK TRUE ALARM HOUR TYRANNOSAURUS TICK TIME SHOCK CROSS YORE SHAKE HUR DISTURB TESLA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — UNNERVE
Green — REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF"
Blue — WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FOR
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
UNNERVEALARM, DISTURB, SHAKE, SHOCK
REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF"CHECK, CROSS, MARK, TICK
WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FORTESLA, TIME, TRUE, TYRANNOSAURUS
HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESHOUR, HUR, THERE, YORE
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.