What is the NYT Connections answer for April 11 (#1035)?

The four groups are FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR (ICE SCRAPER, JACK, JUMPER CABLES, SPARE TIRE); BENEFACTOR (ANGEL, CHAMPION, PATRON, SPONSOR); STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS (BEAM, BRACE, COLUMN, STRUT); ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER (BOMBAY, CHELSEA, SCREWDRIVER, SNOWFLAKE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Saturday, April 11, 2026#1035

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Saturday, April 11

DailyWordHints Editorial April 11

FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR

Easiest

BENEFACTOR

Easy

STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS

Tricky

ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR (yellow), BENEFACTOR (green), STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS (blue), ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER (purple).

ANGEL

SNOWFLAKE

JACK

SCREWDRIVER

BOMBAY

STRUT

PATRON

BEAM

CHAMPION

CHELSEA

COLUMN

ICE SCRAPER

SPARE TIRE

BRACE

SPONSOR

JUMPER CABLES

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1035, Saturday, April 11. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for April 11 (#1035)?: The four groups are FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR (ICE SCRAPER, JACK, JUMPER CABLES, SPARE TIRE); BENEFACTOR (ANGEL, CHAMPION, PATRON, SPONSOR); STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS (BEAM, BRACE, COLUMN, STRUT); ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER (BOMBAY, CHELSEA, SCREWDRIVER, SNOWFLAKE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.