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NYT Connections April 8 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1032

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

SPECTACLE SCHEME ASSOCIATE CONTACT MONKEY LOOK SHADE PEER GOGGLE DESIGN PULL-UP FELLOW UNEVEN COLLEAGUE STYLE PARALLEL

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — COHORT MEMBER
Green — AESTHETIC
Blue — KINDS OF BAR APPARATUSES
Purple — EYEWEAR IN THE SINGULAR
COHORT MEMBERASSOCIATE, COLLEAGUE, FELLOW, PEER
AESTHETICDESIGN, LOOK, SCHEME, STYLE
KINDS OF BAR APPARATUSESMONKEY, PARALLEL, PULL-UP, UNEVEN
EYEWEAR IN THE SINGULARCONTACT, GOGGLE, SHADE, SPECTACLE
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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.