What is the NYT Connections answer for April 27 (#1051)?

The four groups are SALAD INGREDIENTS (RANCH DRESSING, RED ONION, ROASTED CHICKEN, ROMAINE LETTUCE); CLASSIC FILMS (RAIN MAN, REAR WINDOW, RESERVOIR DOGS, ROMAN HOLIDAY); "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS (RADIOACTIVE MAN, RALPH WIGGUM, REVEREND LOVEJOY, ROD FLANDERS); ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS (RAGING BULL, REGINA KING, ROE BUCK, ROTARY CLIPPER).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS" — 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 27, 2026#1051

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, April 27

DailyWordHints Editorial April 27

SALAD INGREDIENTS

Easiest

CLASSIC FILMS

Easy

"THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS

Tricky

ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SALAD INGREDIENTS (yellow), CLASSIC FILMS (green), "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS (blue), ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS (purple).

RADIOACTIVE MAN

RAGING BULL

RED ONION

REGINA KING

RESERVOIR DOGS

REVEREND LOVEJOY

ROMAN HOLIDAY

ROASTED CHICKEN

ROE BUCK

REAR WINDOW

ROMAINE LETTUCE

ROD FLANDERS

RAIN MAN

ROTARY CLIPPER

RALPH WIGGUM

RANCH DRESSING

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 #1051, Monday, April 27. 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 27 (#1051)?: The four groups are SALAD INGREDIENTS (RANCH DRESSING, RED ONION, ROASTED CHICKEN, ROMAINE LETTUCE); CLASSIC FILMS (RAIN MAN, REAR WINDOW, RESERVOIR DOGS, ROMAN HOLIDAY); "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS (RADIOACTIVE MAN, RALPH WIGGUM, REVEREND LOVEJOY, ROD FLANDERS); ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS (RAGING BULL, REGINA KING, ROE BUCK, ROTARY CLIPPER).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS" — 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.