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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a tricky one. The yellow category is much tougher than yellow usually is; it’s one of those phrases where you have to identify every word. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Don’t bother the canines!
Green group hint: Block it out.
Blue group hint: By the sea.
Purple group hint: In tents.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: “Let sleeping dogs lie.”
Green group: Obscure.
Blue group: Coastal landforms.
Purple group: ____ camp.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle for April 4, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is “let sleeping dogs lie.” The four answers are dogs, let, lie and sleeping.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is obscure. The four answers are cover, mask, screen and shield.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is coastal landforms. The four answers are bluff, cape, point and spit.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ camp. The four answers are band, base, boot and summer.