NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April 29 (game #1053)

Date:
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead
then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, April 28
(game #1052) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got
daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Article continues below You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April 8 (game #1032) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April
22 (game #1046) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, April 28 (game #1052) NYT Connections today (game #1053) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are ROUND SHADOW RUMBLE ORDERS OVATION SOCK HAND ROLL CLAP JOKE BOOM STAGE LEVEL STRING ROOM PHASE NYT Connections today (game #1053) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues
for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: The next chapter in the process GREEN: Goes with lightning BLUE: Kermits one of these PURPLE: Begin with the opposite of sitting Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #1053) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: STEP IN A PROCESS GREEN: SOUND LIKE THUNDER BLUE: KINDS OF PUPPETS PURPLE: STANDING ___ Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Get Better At Wordle deals 22 Amazon customer reviews 4.11 View 6.99 View 10.99 View Show more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices powered by NYT Connections today (game #1053) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1053, are YELLOW: STEP IN A PROCESS LEVEL, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE GREEN: SOUND LIKE THUNDER BOOM, CLAP, ROLL, RUMBLE BLUE: KINDS OF PUPPETS HAND, SHADOW, SOCK, STRING PURPLE: STANDING ___ JOKE, ORDERS, OVATION, ROOM My rating: Easy My score: Perfect I took a gamble with my first guess. The word OVATION I have only ever seen connected to the word standing and ROOM made sense in regard to phrase standing room only but I was less certain about ORDERS and JOKE.

Fortunately the gamble paid off and I was rewarded with a purple first.

Not that I was too quick to go on a victory lap, as I completely missed the second hardest/blue group KINDS OF PUPPETS and came very close to putting together a group connected to boxing SOCK, SHADOW, RUMBLE before submitting the four tiles that became SOUND LIKE THUNDER. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, April 28, game #1052) YELLOW: ENTREATY APPEAL, BID, CALL, REQUEST GREEN: LAUNDRY DAY VERBS DRY, FOLD, SORT, WASH BLUE: THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS" CHECK, COUPON, MATCH, STAMP PURPLE: SUN_____ DIAL, FLOWER, SCREEN, TAN What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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