NYT Connections Hints Today: Check Answers and Clues, April 28, 2028

Every day, NYT Games provides players with a new challenge called "Connections", in which the object is to sort sixteen words into four categories of four words each based on the commonalities or relationships shared among the words. 

There are many different types of commonalities and/or relationships that may exist between the words, including some that are more straightforward and others that are much more abstract like puns, cultural references, traits or characteristics.

April 28, 2028, edition, this will contain an entirely new board and players will once again be tasked with grouping four words into thematic categories of four words each.

This puzzle is designed for players to find associations while avoiding "bait-and-switch" traps. While you're sorting through the words, you will see many words from within the same category connecting in ways you'd never expect  it can cause you to lose track of where you've already placed the word.

Check Out: What Is NYT Connections? The New York Times Puzzle Game Explained

Hints for NYT Connections April 28, 2026

 Here are the hints for NYT Connections, April 28, 2028, Puzzle #1052. 

You have to club four words together that belong to the same category, which will get sorted into 5 colours: yellow, green, blue, and purple. 

You just need to be good at pattern recognition and the ability to sort them into the correct categories. 

YELLOW: Urge someone to do something. 

GREEN: Actions you perform when handling clothes after washing them. 

BLUE: Each word can follow “book” to form a common item or collection you might use or find. 

PURPLE: All of these words can be combined with “sun” to make familiar compound words or phrases. 

Let us find out the answers to today’s NYT Connections! Let us see how many you were able to get right! 

NYT Connections Answers for April 28, 2026 (Tuesday)

Here are the solutions for NYT Connections Puzzle #1052 for April 28, 2026! 

Below you will see the four categories from today’s game, including the correct words that make up each set. Match these answers to your guesses of each category!

YELLOW: ENTREATY (APPEAL, BID, CALL, REQUEST)

GREEN: LAUNDRY DAY VERBS (DRY, FOLD, SORT, WASH)

BLUE: THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS" (CHECK, COUPON, MATCH, STAMP)

PURPLE: SUN___ (DIAL, FLOWER, SCREEN, TAN)

Let us find out the answers to today’s NYT Connections! Let us see how many you were able to get right! 

Let’s take the time to review the groups one at a time and look at the connections that bind these four groups together.

What is the NYT Connections Game?

NYT Connections is a word puzzle put out daily by The New York Times. Each day’s is made up of 16 words in a 4 x 4 matrix that the player groups into 4 sets of 4 based on a common theme about that set of 4 words. 

Similar to other word puzzles, the themes could be synonyms, references to pop culture, or phrases or concepts that are related to one another along with varying degrees of success based on colors to indicate level of difficulty. 

Players have a limited number of mistakes before the round ends, and each player is able to demonstrate their ability to recognize patterns, understand vocabulary and think laterally within the confines of the puzzle. 

Puzzles issued will all be new and provided each day allowing players to publish their results on a different online platform community without exposing their answer to anyone else who may see their results.

How to Play the NYT Connections Puzzle?

Your goal is to match four of the same cluster together by choosing all the words in each cluster that go together and submitting your selections to see if you were right or wrong. 

If you chose the right four you will receive a color coded light to show how easy or hard it was for you to find all four words in your cluster.

 If you are wrong, you lose a life! There are a limited number of chances before you run out! You should consider how to cluster that word and those clusters should be either a synonym, a phrase, some element of popular culture, or they might be a pun. 

You should also consider that there may be other combinations of clusters as well. Once you have identified the four clusters, the game will automatically reset itself on The New York Times site or mobile application.

Best Strategies to Solve NYT Connections Puzzles

To begin with, you should look through all sixteen words, searching for larger groups (i.e. synonyms, phrases, or categories).

The first thing to do is to lock in the easiest group to help you reduce clutter. Next, look for forms of word play, prefixes, or contexts. You may also want to consider shuffling these words (mentally or visually) to see if any patterns emerge.

Be cautious about forcing a connection too quickly. Some of the words are red herrings, and by eliminating other selections from your list, you will find it easier to identify and eliminate some of the possible double meanings. Finally, keep the groups you are unsure about for the end.

Other NYT Games to Explore

If NYT Connections has become your new favorite, check out other daily brain teasers and games from The New York Times. 

Wordle: Guess a five-letter word in six attempts. 

Spelling Bee: Craft as many words as possible from a set of seven letters.

Mini Crossword: For a quick wordplay, perfect for a coffee break.

That's all for today's NYT Connections puzzle! Be sure to come back tomorrow for NYT Connections Hints and Answers for April 29, 2028.