NYT Connections April 9 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1033
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RAM JACK RIP GOAT BLUE YOKE CREAM LOW FISH DOWN DARK PASTE SHRED RUB ARCHER BALM
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GLOOMY
Green — OINTMENT
Blue — ZODIAC SYMBOLS
Purple — MUSCULAR, MINUS "ED" SOUND
GLOOMYBLUE, DARK, DOWN, LOW
OINTMENTBALM, CREAM, PASTE, RUB
ZODIAC SYMBOLSARCHER, FISH, GOAT, RAM
MUSCULAR, MINUS "ED" SOUNDJACK, RIP, SHRED, YOKE
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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.