Connections #1031 Answers – April 7, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1031 on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AFTERANOTHERBATTLECLASHCONTESTDOWNEITHERGAMEINLOWMATCHNEITHERNIGHTONEWILDWILLING
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BATTLE belongs to this group.
Green
DOWN belongs to this group.
Blue
ANOTHER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
AFTER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
COMPETITION
Green category
ON BOARD
Blue category
WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICES
Purple (hardest) category
___LIFE
Connections #1031 answers
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COMPETITIONBATTLE, CLASH, CONTEST, MATCH
ON BOARDDOWN, GAME, IN, WILLING
WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICESANOTHER, EITHER, NEITHER, ONE
___LIFEAFTER, LOW, NIGHT, WILD
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What are the Connections answers for April 7, 2026?
COMPETITION: BATTLE, CLASH, CONTEST, MATCH. ON BOARD: DOWN, GAME, IN, WILLING. WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICES: ANOTHER, EITHER, NEITHER, ONE. ___LIFE: AFTER, LOW, NIGHT, WILD.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.