Connections Help, Hints & Clues for Today, April 9

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Need some help to solve the April 9, 2026 (#1033) edition of NYT Connections? Here are some clues and hints to guide you through today’s puzzle and save your winning streak.

Connection by The New York Times is a popular daily word created by Wyna Liu. The objective of the puzzle is to create groups of four from a given assortment of 16 different words. Although the words may appear random, they are actually connected by four hidden themes. To solve the puzzle, players need to find out the connections and sort the words into their respective groups accordingly. However, the game only allows four guesses to make the choices. Moreover, players who get close to selecting all the correct words for a group receive a helpful “one away…” hint.

Check out the hints and answers for the April 9 Connections puzzle below.

Connections hints for April 9

All 16 words in today’s puzzle are: ARCHER, DOWN, YOKE, RAM, SHRED, JACK, BLUE, BALM, LOW, FISH, GOAT, PASTE, RIP, DARK, RUB, and CREAM.

Here are some hints for each group:

Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to sadness. Green Group: This collection features things one might use to soothe pain or skin irritation. Blue Group: This set includes words related to astrology. Purple Group: The words in this collection are associated with being fit.

What are the Connections answers for today, April 9?

Without further ado, here are the answers for the April 9, 2026 NYT Connections puzzle:

Yellow Group: Gloomy – BLUE, DARK, DOWN, and LOW.

Green Group: Ointment – BALM, CREAM, PASTE, and RUB.

Blue Group: Zodiac Symbols – ARCHER, FISH, GOAT, and RAM.

Purple Group: Muscular, Minus ‘Ed’ Sound – JACK, RIP, SHRED, and YOKE.

The New York Times Games collection offers multiple other popular puzzles in addition to Connections. These include fan favorites such as Wordle, Strands, Pips, Sudoku, and the NYT Crosswords, to name only a few.

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