NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (#1046)

Puzzle #1046. 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 Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (puzzle #1046) is: YELLOW — POTTERY EQUIPMENT: CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL. GREEN — WALLOP: DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, SOCK. BLUE — WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS: HERB, NICE, POLISH, READING. PURPLE — PICK-UP ___: ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

TRUCK
POLISH
NICE
SLUG
DECK
GAME
WHEEL
HERB
CLAY
SOCK
READING
ARTIST
STICKS
GLAZE
PUNCH
KILN

How hard is Connections #1046?

Medium52/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Up" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, April 22, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (puzzle #1046) is: YELLOW — POTTERY EQUIPMENT: CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL. GREEN — WALLOP: DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, SOCK. BLUE — WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS: HERB, NICE, POLISH, READING. PURPLE — PICK-UP ___: ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK.

What is the purple group in Connections #1046?

The purple (hardest) group is "PICK-UP ___": ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "POTTERY EQUIPMENT" — CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1046. 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.