NYT Connections April 5 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1029
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PIPE PANCAKE PULPIT LIGHT SWITCH SHELL VIOLIN MUSHROOM ORBIT COIN PASTEURIZE NUCLEUS MAGNIFYING GLASS ELECTRON GOOGOL DEERSTALKER THE BIRD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS
Green — PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME
Blue — THINGS TO FLIP
Purple — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH"
ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMSELECTRON, NUCLEUS, ORBIT, SHELL
PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUMEDEERSTALKER, MAGNIFYING GLASS, PIPE, VIOLIN
THINGS TO FLIPCOIN, LIGHT SWITCH, PANCAKE, THE BIRD
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH"GOOGOL, MUSHROOM, PASTEURIZE, PULPIT
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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.