NYT Connections April 6 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1030
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SHARE OLIVES MALLET HOP MOLE WICKET BALL STAKE HOLES RAVE CAROUSER CONCERN EVITE CLAIM TIMER HOEDOWN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — EVENTS WITH DANCING
Green — INTEREST
Blue — COMPONENTS OF WHAC-A-MOLE
Purple — MUSICALS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED
EVENTS WITH DANCINGBALL, HOEDOWN, HOP, RAVE
INTERESTCLAIM, CONCERN, SHARE, STAKE
COMPONENTS OF WHAC-A-MOLEHOLES, MALLET, MOLE, TIMER
MUSICALS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDCAROUSER, EVITE, OLIVES, WICKET
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.