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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a varied mix of topics, and some of them are pretty challenging. 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: Moving forward.
Green group hint: During a storm.
Blue group hint: Marionettes and Muppets.
Purple group hint: Not sitting.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Step in a process.
Green group: Sound like thunder.
Blue group: Kinds of puppets.
Purple group: Standing ____.
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The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 29, 2026.
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is step in a process. The four answers are level, phase, round and stage.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is sound like thunder. The four answers are boom, clap, roll and rumble.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of puppets. The four answers are hand, shadow, sock and string.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is standing ____. The four answers are joke, orders, ovation and room.
