NYT Connections April 7 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1031
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER WILD GAME IN MATCH NIGHT CLASH DOWN LOW NEITHER WILLING EITHER CONTEST
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COMPETITION
Green — ON BOARD
Blue — WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICES
Purple — ___LIFE
COMPETITIONBATTLE, CLASH, CONTEST, MATCH
ON BOARDDOWN, GAME, IN, WILLING
WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICESANOTHER, EITHER, NEITHER, ONE
___LIFEAFTER, LOW, NIGHT, WILD
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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.