What is the NYT Connections answer for April 22 (#1046)?

The four groups are POTTERY EQUIPMENT (CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL); WALLOP (DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, SOCK); WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS (HERB, NICE, POLISH, READING); PICK-UP ___ (ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "PICK-UP ___" — 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.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026#1046

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, April 22

DailyWordHints Editorial April 22

POTTERY EQUIPMENT

Easiest

WALLOP

Easy

WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS

Tricky

PICK-UP ___

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are POTTERY EQUIPMENT (yellow), WALLOP (green), WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS (blue), PICK-UP ___ (purple).

TRUCK

POLISH

NICE

SLUG

DECK

GAME

WHEEL

HERB

CLAY

SOCK

READING

ARTIST

STICKS

GLAZE

PUNCH

KILN

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 #1046, Wednesday, April 22. 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 22 (#1046)?: The four groups are POTTERY EQUIPMENT (CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL); WALLOP (DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, SOCK); WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS (HERB, NICE, POLISH, READING); PICK-UP ___ (ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "PICK-UP ___" — 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.