NYT Connections April 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1028
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BAND MASK CAPE LIE BLUFF BOOT SPIT SHIELD LET POINT BASE COVER SLEEPING SCREEN SUMMER DOGS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — "LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE"
Green — OBSCURE
Blue — COASTAL LANDFORMS
Purple — ___ CAMP
"LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE"DOGS, LET, LIE, SLEEPING
OBSCURECOVER, MASK, SCREEN, SHIELD
COASTAL LANDFORMSBLUFF, CAPE, POINT, SPIT
___ CAMPBAND, BASE, BOOT, SUMMER
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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.