{"id":64955,"date":"2025-04-04T14:05:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=64955"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:05:49","slug":"nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-friday-april-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-friday-april-4\/64955\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Connections: hints and answers for Friday, April 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connections<\/strong> is easily one of the most fun and addictive word games you\u2019ll find from The New York Times<\/em>. Think of it as a brain teaser that gives you a grid of 16 random-looking words<\/strong> and asks you to figure out how they secretly relate to each other. Your mission? Group them into four sets of four<\/strong>, based on a common theme that might not be obvious at first.<\/p>\n

Each night at midnight<\/strong>, a fresh puzzle drops, so there\u2019s always something new to tackle the next day. And just like Wordle<\/em>, you can track how many puzzles you\u2019ve solved in a row, and even see how your streak stacks up against your friends.<\/p>\n

Some days the connections are crystal clear. Other days? They\u2019ll have you scratching your head for way too long \u2014 kind of like NYT\u2019s Strands<\/em> or The Mini<\/em>. If today\u2019s puzzle has you stumped, don\u2019t stress. You can peek at our hints and strategy tips<\/strong>, and if you\u2019re still stuck, we\u2019ll spill the answers at the end so you don\u2019t go to bed with a brain cramp.<\/p>\n

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So, how do NYT Connections work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s the basic idea:
You\u2019re shown 16 words<\/strong> in a grid. These aren\u2019t just random \u2014 they can be grouped into four categories<\/strong> with a shared theme. For example, the categories might be something like:<\/p>\n

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    \u201cTypes of Pasta\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u201cShades of Blue\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u201cVideo Game Titles\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u201cChain Restaurants\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The catch? Some words can look<\/em> like they fit into more than one category, so it\u2019s easy to get tripped up. You can shuffle the grid around to see new patterns or word combos \u2014 sometimes a simple shift makes all the difference.<\/p>\n

    Once you think you\u2019ve found a group of four that belong together, hit Submit<\/strong>. If you\u2019re right, the group disappears and the game will tell you what the theme was. But be careful \u2014 you only get four wrong guesses<\/strong> before the game ends for the day.<\/p>\n

    Each category comes with a difficulty color:<\/p>\n

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      Yellow<\/strong> = Easiest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Green<\/strong> = Medium<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Blue<\/strong> = Hard<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Purple<\/strong> = Most challenging of all<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u00a0<\/p>\n

      NYT Connections hint: Here\u2019s a sneak peek at today\u2019s puzzle (April 4)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Themes to look out for:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Leftover items or amounts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Road trip-related words<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Places where baseball is played<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Company names with the letter \u201cE\u201d removed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        If you want just one hint from each group:<\/p>\n

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          Balance<\/em> belongs with \u201cwhat\u2019s leftover\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Cruise<\/em> is from the car trip group<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Diamond<\/em> is a classic baseball clue<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Bay<\/em> is short for eBay<\/strong> without the \u201cE\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          \u00a0<\/p>\n

          NYT Connections: Full answers for April 4:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

          WHAT\u2019S LEFTOVER<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            Balance, Difference, Remainder, Rest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            CAR TRIP<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              Cruise, Drive, Ride, Spin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              BASEBALL VENUES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                Diamond, Field, Park, Stadium<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                COMPANIES WITH \u201cE\u201d REMOVED<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  Bay (eBay), Harmony (eHarmony), Ink (LinkedIn), Trade (E*Trade)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Connections is easily one of the most fun and addictive word games you\u2019ll find from The New York Times. Think\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":64957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[14313],"class_list":["post-64955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-nyt-connections"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}