Connections #1047 Answers
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1047 for Thursday, April 23, 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): border
- Green: kinds of fiction
- Blue: words in a planetary mnemonic
- Purple (hardest): starting with four-letter '80s bands
Answers
BORDER
FLANK, NEIGHBOR, SKIRT, TOUCH
KINDS OF FICTION
HISTORICAL, LITERARY, PULP, SCIENCE
WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC
EDUCATED, MOTHER, MY, VERY
STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS
ASIAGO, DEVOTE, TOTORO, WHAMMY
Previous Connections answers
- #1046 — pottery equipment, wallop, words pronounced different ways as proper nouns, pick-up ___
- #1045 — amble (in), balderdash, kinds of bags, starts of one-word james bond movie titles
- #1044 — mass of smoke, fishing gear, associated with black widow spiders, ___ monday
- #1043 — cheeky, dress measurements, cards in texas hold 'em, last words of candy brands in the singular
- #1042 — look at with awe, basic electricity terms, unexpected winner, starting with soda brands
- #1041 — vegetable parts, prevailing, parts of a piano, second halves of drink names
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