NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, April 25, 2026 (#1049)
Puzzle #1049. 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 Saturday, April 25, 2026 (puzzle #1049) is: YELLOW — BODY COVERINGS: ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN. GREEN — MASSES, IN IDIOMS: CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN. BLUE — OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT: COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE. PURPLE — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW": CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Saturday, April 25, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
HAYSTACK
PITCHFORK
COPPER
OCEAN
CAST IRON
ENAMEL
HURLY-BURLY
NAIL
DICK
CHUCK E. CHEESE
HAIR
CROWD
GUMSHOE
SKIN
MILLION
FLATFOOT
How hard is Connections #1049?
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 Saturday, April 25, 2026
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about coverings.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about idioms.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about enforcement.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about throw.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
NYT Connections answers for Saturday, April 25, 2026
yellow — Easiest
BODY COVERINGS
ENAMEL · HAIR · NAIL · SKIN
green — Easy
MASSES, IN IDIOMS
CROWD · HAYSTACK · MILLION · OCEAN
blue — Tricky
OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
COPPER · DICK · FLATFOOT · GUMSHOE
purple — Trickiest
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"
CAST IRON · CHUCK E. CHEESE · HURLY-BURLY · PITCHFORK
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, April 25, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, April 25, 2026 (puzzle #1049) is: YELLOW — BODY COVERINGS: ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN. GREEN — MASSES, IN IDIOMS: CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN. BLUE — OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT: COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE. PURPLE — STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW": CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK.
What is the purple group in Connections #1049?
The purple (hardest) group is "STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"": CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "BODY COVERINGS" — ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Saturday, April 25, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1049. 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.