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Usually, the purple category of the NYT Connections puzzle is the toughest for me, but that one came easily today. It was the blue grouping that tripped me up. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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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: The art form from “Ghost.”
Green group hint: Ouch!
Blue group hint: You say these differently.
Purple group hint: Toyota Tacoma is one.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Pottery equipment.
Green group: Wallop.
Blue group: Words pronounced different ways as proper nouns.
Purple group: Pick-up ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 22, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is pottery equipment. The four answers are clay, glaze, kiln and wheel.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is wallop. The four answers are deck, punch, slug and sock.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is words pronounced different ways as proper nouns. The four answers are herb, nice, polish and reading.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is pick-up ____. The four answers are artist, game, sticks and truck.
