Connections Help, Hints & Clues for Today, April 16

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Need a little boost to solve the April 16, 2026 (#1040) edition of NYT Connections? Check out these clues and hints below to help you crack today’s puzzle as well as the final answers.

Connection by The New York Times is a unique word puzzle, created daily by Wyna Liu. The puzzle presents a random assortment of 16 different words that are secretly connected by some hidden themes. To solve it, players need to figure out how the words are connected. Once they figure this out, they have to sort them accordingly into their respective groups. However, the puzzle allows only four guesses to make the selections. Furthermore, players who get close to figuring out all the words of a particular group receive a “one away…” hint.

Check out the hints and answers for the April 16 Connections puzzle below.

Connections hints for April 16

All 16 words in today’s puzzle are: WHIP, RIDE, BODYSUIT, CAMP, MASK, CLAWS, HEAT, COOL, NEEDLE, BRA, RIB, DAY, FAN, ROAST, AUTO, and WHEELS.

Here are some hints for each group:

Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to poking fun at someone. Green Group: This collection features words that one might find on a type of household appliance. Blue Group: This set includes items related to a famous DC Comics character. Purple Group: This group includes words that are often paired with a single common word to make a phrase.

What are the Connections answers for today, April 16?

Without further ado, here are the answers for the April 16, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle:

Yellow Group: Tease – NEEDLE, RIB, RIDE, and ROAST.

Green Group: Thermostat Settings – AUTO, COOL, FAN, and HEAT.

Blue Group: Features Of A Catwoman Costume – BODYSUIT, CLAWS, MASK, and WHIP.

Purple Group: Training ______ – BRA, CAMP, DAY, and WHEELS.

The New York Times Games is home to multiple other popular daily puzzles besides Connections. These include fan favorites like Wordle, Strands, Pips, the NYT Crosswords, and more.

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