NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, April 13, 2026 (#1037)

Puzzle #1037. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, April 13, 2026 (puzzle #1037) is: YELLOW — SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER: BOX OFFICE, MARQUEE, TICKET LINE, VELVET ROPE. GREEN — ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN: CAPE, HANDKERCHIEF, MAGIC WAND, RABBIT. BLUE — TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES: HOUSE, LASSO, MONTANA, SOPRANO. PURPLE — THEY HAVE CAPS: BASEBALL PLAYER, CAMERA LENS, MUSHROOM, PEN.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, April 13, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

MAGIC WAND
VELVET ROPE
MUSHROOM
CAPE
LASSO
HANDKERCHIEF
MARQUEE
HOUSE
PEN
BOX OFFICE
CAMERA LENS
TICKET LINE
MONTANA
BASEBALL PLAYER
SOPRANO
RABBIT

How hard is Connections #1037?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Monday, April 13, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Monday, April 13, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, April 13, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, April 13, 2026 (puzzle #1037) is: YELLOW — SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER: BOX OFFICE, MARQUEE, TICKET LINE, VELVET ROPE. GREEN — ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN: CAPE, HANDKERCHIEF, MAGIC WAND, RABBIT. BLUE — TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES: HOUSE, LASSO, MONTANA, SOPRANO. PURPLE — THEY HAVE CAPS: BASEBALL PLAYER, CAMERA LENS, MUSHROOM, PEN.

What is the purple group in Connections #1037?

The purple (hardest) group is "THEY HAVE CAPS": BASEBALL PLAYER, CAMERA LENS, MUSHROOM, PEN.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER" — BOX OFFICE, MARQUEE, TICKET LINE, VELVET ROPE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, April 13, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1037. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.