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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features another one of those purple categories where you need to look inside words for other words. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Vroom-vroom!
Green group hint: They provide help.
Blue group hint: They hold things up.
Purple group hint: Wavy words.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Found in the trunk of a car.
Green group: Benefactor.
Blue group: Structural supports.
Purple group: Ending in bodies of water.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 11, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is found in the trunk of a car. The four answers are ice scraper, jack, jumper cables and spare tire.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is benefactor. The four answers are angel, champion, patron and sponsor.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is structural supports. The four answers are beam, brace, column and strut.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending in bodies of water. The four answers are Bombay, Chelsea, screwdriver and snowflake.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
