NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 29, 2026
The New York Times Connections puzzle for April 29, 2026, challenges players to group 16 words into four categories based on hidden themes. Today's categories include a step in a process, sounds like thunder, kinds of puppets, and words related to 'standing.' Each category is color-coded by difficulty, from yellow (easiest) to purple (hardest). The article provides hints, strategies, and the full solution for puzzle #1053.
- ▪Today's Connections puzzle #1053 features the categories: Step in a process, Sound like thunder, Kinds of puppets, and Standing ___.
- ▪The correct groupings include: LEVEL, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE; BOOM, CLAP, ROLL, RUMBLE; HAND, SHADOW, SOCK, STRING; and JOKE, ORDERS, OVATION, ROOM.
- ▪Connections categories are color-coded with yellow as the easiest and purple as the most difficult.
- ▪Players have up to four incorrect guesses before the game ends, and solved words are removed from the board.
- ▪The puzzle was created with the help of NYT associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu and is available on both web and mobile platforms.
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Home > Entertainment > Games NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 29, 2026 Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #1053. By Mashable Team on April 28, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard window.videoEmbeds = window.videoEmbeds || []; window.videoEmbeds.push({ elemId: "video-container-066Nhd2sCv2Pj2aaH0EWw61", alternativeContainerId: 'stickyVideoContainer', data: {"url":"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations\/production\/8dd80bb6-c9e0-41b8-952f-f5dad7c684be\/master.m3u8","slug":"066Nhd2sCv2Pj2aaH0EWw61","type":"","title":"Connections: How to play and how to…
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