Struggling with today’s NYT Connections puzzle on April 28? Some groups connect quickly, while others challenge even seasoned players. This guide offers progressive hints, group themes, and full solutions to help you solve it.
How to Play Connections
Connections, a daily puzzle from the New York Times, challenges players to sort 16 words into four themed groups. Each group shares a subtle link, like characters from a story or words that precede another term. Beware of misleading connections designed to distract.
Success requires identifying all four groups with fewer than four errors. Groups are color-coded by difficulty: Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (hardest). A fourth mistake reveals the solution.
Today’s Connections Words
The 16 words for April 28 are:
- APPEAL
- BID
- CALL
- CHECK
- COUPON
- DIAL
- DRY
- FLOWER
- FOLD
- MATCH
- REQUEST
- SCREEN
- SORT
- STAMP
- TAN
- WASH
Connections Hints for April 28
These hints increase in detail:
- Yellow: Asking nicely
- Green: Part of the routine
- Blue: Tear one out!
- Purple: They all start the same way
- Extra 1: One set forms common compounds
- Extra 2: Every group includes at least one word with ‘T’
One Word from Each Group
- Yellow: Request
- Green: Fold
- Blue: Stamp
- Purple: Tan
Today’s Connections Groups
The four themes linking the words:
- Yellow: Entreaty
- Green: Laundry Day Verbs
- Blue: Things That Come In ‘Books’
- Purple: Sun___
Full Connections Answers
Complete solutions for April 28:
- 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
Congratulations on solving today’s challenging puzzle! A new Connections drops daily at midnight.
