Connections #1039 Answers
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1039 for Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): graduation gear
- Green: tedious undertaking
- Blue: oversimplistic
- Purple (hardest): shapes of chess pieces
Answers
GRADUATION GEAR
CAP, DIPLOMA, GOWN, TASSEL
TEDIOUS UNDERTAKING
CHORE, GRIND, HASSLE, TRIAL
OVERSIMPLISTIC
FACILE, FLIP, SHALLOW, TRITE
SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES
CASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
Previous Connections answers
- #1038 — things stored by a browser, boxing terms, tilt, free___
- #1037 — seen outside a theater, accessories for a magician, tv show title surnames, they have caps
- #1036 — pants features, perspective, emit, ___ doll
- #1035 — found in the trunk of a car, benefactor, structural supports, ending in bodies of water
- #1034 — peppers, things that pop up, descriptors for swiss cheese, blue characters
- #1033 — gloomy, ointment, zodiac symbols, muscular, minus "ed" sound
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