What is the NYT Connections answer for April 25 (#1049)?

The four groups are BODY COVERINGS (ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN); MASSES, IN IDIOMS (CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN); OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE); STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW" (CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"" — 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 25, 2026#1049

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Saturday, April 25

DailyWordHints Editorial April 25

BODY COVERINGS

Easiest

MASSES, IN IDIOMS

Easy

OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tricky

STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are BODY COVERINGS (yellow), MASSES, IN IDIOMS (green), OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (blue), STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW" (purple).

HAYSTACK

PITCHFORK

COPPER

OCEAN

CAST IRON

ENAMEL

HURLY-BURLY

NAIL

DICK

CHUCK E. CHEESE

HAIR

CROWD

GUMSHOE

SKIN

MILLION

FLATFOOT

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 #1049, Saturday, April 25. 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 25 (#1049)?: The four groups are BODY COVERINGS (ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN); MASSES, IN IDIOMS (CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN); OLD TIMEY SLANG FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE); STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW" (CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "THROW"" — 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.