{"id":357659,"date":"2026-04-01T00:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:03:15","slug":"wednesday-april-1-clues-and-answers-1025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357659\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, April 1 Clues And Answers (#1,025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.<\/p>\n

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Each day\u2019s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today\u2019s NYT Connections hints, here\u2019s what you missed on Tuesday: <\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections Hints Today: Tuesday, March 31 Clues And Answers (#1,024)By Kris Holt<\/a>ForbesNYT Connections Answers Explained For Tuesday, March 31 (#1,024)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Wednesday, and you know what that means: there\u2019s no new game of Connections today!<\/p>\n

April Fool\u2019s! Did I get you? I bet I got you good. <\/p>\n

At this point in my life, I kind of hate April Fool\u2019s Day. I am a fan of practical jokes, don\u2019t get me wrong. But as someone who works in news, it\u2019s sometimes a real pain to figure out when companies are being serious on this day of the year \u2013 especially if their attempts at an April Fool\u2019s joke are just awful (most are).<\/p>\n

However, the annual April Fool\u2019s pranks in Connections have been pretty good. We\u2019ve got another fun one this year!<\/p>\n

Before we start, I want to highlight the rad community we have on Discord<\/a>, where we chat about Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. It\u2019s a lovely group of folks. You\u2019re more than welcome to join us. <\/p>\n

Also, my weekend editions of this column are available over on my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>. If you enjoy the intros and recommendations in my Connections columns, I publish longer pieces along similar lines on Pastimes as well. I think you\u2019d dig them.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, April 1 are coming right up. Let\u2019s get rolling!<\/p>\n

NYT Connections \u2013 How To Play<\/p>\n

Connections is a free New York Times daily word game that you can play on the NYT\u2019s website or Games app. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the Connections archive, which includes every previous game.<\/p>\n

Connections presents you with a grid of 16 words (sometimes phrases, symbols or numbers). The aim is to arrange them into four groups of four. You don\u2019t know how they hit together or what the category for each group is: that\u2019s what you have to figure out.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s only one correct solution and there are often red herrings. You can guess incorrectly three times. A fourth wrong guess, and it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to deduce, followed by blue, green and purple. Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved. But this is not a hard and fast rule. Be ready for curveballs \u2013 part of the fun of Connections is in how the NYT shakes things up to keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n

As with Wordle and similar games, it\u2019s easy to share results with your friends using an emoji-based grid. The game tracks your progress too.<\/p>\n

Many players take pride in having long win streaks or getting a reverse rainbow \u2013 correctly guessing the purple, blue, green and yellow groups in that order with no mistakes. That adds an extra little challenge.<\/p>\n

NYT Connections Hints \u2013 Today\u2019s Word List<\/p>\n

I\u2019m gonna skip this today because describing the stylized word riddles in each box is inevitably going to end up with me spoiling things. So, for a change, here\u2019s a screenshot instead:<\/p>\n

A screenshot of the April 1, 2026, edition of NYT Connections.<\/p>\n

Screenshot by Kris HoltNYT Connections Hints <\/p>\n

And the hints for today\u2019s Connections groups are:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 for many, including me, there isn\u2019t much better than a cold one of these on a hot day\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 stars with guitars\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 collections of many still images that are projected rapidly in a specific order to create the illusion of movement. They\u2019re accompanied by matching audio\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 big pineapple, beantown and B-more would fit in this groupNYT Connections Hints \u2013 One Answer Per Group<\/p>\n

Need some extra help? <\/p>\n

Be warned: we\u2019re starting to get into spoiler territory.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at one answer for each group.<\/p>\n

Here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 RED STRIPE\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 GREEN DAY\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 BLUE VELVET\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 SECOND CITYNYT Connections Hints \u2013 Groups\/Categories<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections groups are…<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 beer brands \ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 rock bands \ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 movies \ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 U.S. city nicknames NYT Connections Answers<\/p>\n

Spoiler alert! Don\u2019t scroll any further down the page until you\u2019re ready to find out today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n

This is your last chance to look away.<\/p>\n

This is your final warning!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections answers are… <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 beer brands (BLUE MOON, DOS EQUIS, MILLER HIGH LIFE, RED STRIPE)\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 rock bands (GREEN DAY, PINK FLOYD, THREE DOORS DOWN, U2)\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 movies (BACK TO THE FUTURE, BLUE VELVET, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, TOP GUN)\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 U.S. city nicknames (BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY)<\/p>\n

Having a riddle in each box made this a really enjoyable one. Once I got going, this was no trouble at all. I\u2019ll save a more in-depth breakdown of what all the riddles mean for the Answers Explained column.<\/p>\n

MILE HIGH CITY (Denver) helped me figure out the purples, then SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN got me to the blues.<\/p>\n

MILLER HIGH LIFE and GREEN DAY\/PINK FLOYD made the yellows and greens clear to me. But even though “green” was in one of the band names, I whiffed on my chance of a reverse rainbow as I submitted the yellows first. Darn!<\/p>\n

In any case, that’s my 396th win in a row.<\/p>\n

How did you get on today? Here’s my grid:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea
\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6
\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8
\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9<\/p>\n

Want to know more about how everything fits together? Let\u2019s explore today\u2019s game in more depth in my NYT Connections Answers Explained column right here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections Today: Wednesday, April 1 Answers Explained (#1,025)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all there is to it for today\u2019s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog<\/a> tomorrow for hints and the solution for Thursday\u2019s game if you need them.<\/p>\n

P.S. The chorus of “Open Your Eyes” by Goldfinger randomly popped into my head the other day. I haven\u2019t listened to this song in forever, and it\u2019s still pretty timely. <\/p>\n

I think the last time I saw Goldfinger live was at a festival around when this song was released in 2002. They\u2019re playing here soon, so I just bought a ticket. I am looking forward to hearing this punk rock song at the punk rock show:<\/p>\n

Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!<\/p>\n

Please follow my blog<\/a> for more NYT Connections hints and help with other word games, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Sharing this column with other people who play Connections would be appreciated too. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections. getty Each day\u2019s game of NYT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[188874,13351,188873,13349,188220,96285,188221,13352,188872,156,13353,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-357659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-connections-1025","9":"tag-connections-answers","10":"tag-connections-april-1","11":"tag-connections-clues","12":"tag-connections-hint","13":"tag-connections-hint-today","14":"tag-connections-nyt","15":"tag-connections-today","16":"tag-connections-wednesday","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-how-to-play-connections","19":"tag-new-zealand","20":"tag-newzealand","21":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}