NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #1029)

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Sat, 04 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.

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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 Saturday, April 4 (game #1028) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, February 15 (game #980) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, February 8 (game #973) NYT Connections today (game #1029) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are PIPE PANCAKE PULPIT LIGHT SWITCH SHELL VIOLIN MUSHROOM ORBIT COIN PASTEURIZE NUCLEUS MAGNIFYING GLASS ELECTRON GOOGOL DEERSTALKER THE BIRD NYT Connections today (game #1029) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's
NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Particle science GREEN: A sleuths stuff BLUE: Use your fingers PURPLE: Look for types of mush 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 #1029) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS GREEN: PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME BLUE: THINGS TO FLIP PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR
"SLUSH" Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best 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 NYT Connections today
(game #1029) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1029, are What to read next NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, March 15 (game #1008) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April 1 (game #1025) NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, April 3 (game #1027) YELLOW: ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS ELECTRON, NUCLEUS, ORBIT, SHELL GREEN: PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME DEERSTALKER, MAGNIFYING GLASS, PIPE, VIOLIN BLUE: THINGS TO FLIP COIN, LIGHT SWITCH, PANCAKE, THE BIRD PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH" GOOGOL,
MUSHROOM, PASTEURIZE, PULPIT My rating: Hard My score: Perfect The first
thing that stood out from todays tiles was DEERSTALKER, an item of headwear that will forever be associated with one person Sherlock Holmes. I was less certain of the other items, but MAGNIFYING GLASS and PIPE seemed to fit and Ive got vague recollections of Benedict Cumberbatchs version playing VIOLIN, so I went for it.

Happily I was correct but Id like to take issue with a violin being
considered PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME.

Anyway, pressing onwards, and slightly disappointed that my shot in the dark wasnt a purple group, a distant memory of science revision helped me connect the four ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS.

Grinding to a halt and initially seeing no links between the remaining eight tiles I decided that PANCAKE, COIN, LIGHT SWITCH and THE BIRD were all THINGS TO FLIP. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, April 4, game #1028) YELLOW: "LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE" DOGS, LET, LIE, SLEEPING GREEN: OBSCURE
COVER, MASK, SCREEN, SHIELD BLUE: COASTAL LANDFORMS BLUFF, CAPE, POINT, SPIT PURPLE: ____ CAMP BAND, BASE, BOOT, SUMMER 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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