What is the NYT Connections answer for April 13 (#1037)?

The four groups are SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER (BOX OFFICE, MARQUEE, TICKET LINE, VELVET ROPE); ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN (CAPE, HANDKERCHIEF, MAGIC WAND, RABBIT); TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES (HOUSE, LASSO, MONTANA, SOPRANO); THEY HAVE CAPS (BASEBALL PLAYER, CAMERA LENS, MUSHROOM, PEN).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "THEY HAVE CAPS" — 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.

Monday, April 13, 2026#1037

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, April 13

DailyWordHints Editorial April 13

SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER

Easiest

ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN

Easy

TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES

Tricky

THEY HAVE CAPS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER (yellow), ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN (green), TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES (blue), THEY HAVE CAPS (purple).

MAGIC WAND

VELVET ROPE

MUSHROOM

CAPE

LASSO

HANDKERCHIEF

MARQUEE

HOUSE

PEN

BOX OFFICE

CAMERA LENS

TICKET LINE

MONTANA

BASEBALL PLAYER

SOPRANO

RABBIT

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 #1037, Monday, April 13. 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 13 (#1037)?: The four groups are SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER (BOX OFFICE, MARQUEE, TICKET LINE, VELVET ROPE); ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN (CAPE, HANDKERCHIEF, MAGIC WAND, RABBIT); TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES (HOUSE, LASSO, MONTANA, SOPRANO); THEY HAVE CAPS (BASEBALL PLAYER, CAMERA LENS, MUSHROOM, PEN).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "THEY HAVE CAPS" — 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.