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.

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, April 25, 2026

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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.