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Connections #1041 Answers – April 17, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1041 on Friday, April 17, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BULBCOMMONDOMINANTGENERALHAMMERKEYLEAFPEDALPOPULARROOTSODASTEMSTORMYSTRINGTANTONIC

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
BULB belongs to this group.
Green
COMMON belongs to this group.
Blue
HAMMER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
SODA belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
VEGETABLE PARTS
Green category
PREVAILING
Blue category
PARTS OF A PIANO
Purple (hardest) category
SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMES

Connections #1041 answers

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VEGETABLE PARTSBULB, LEAF, ROOT, STEM
PREVAILINGCOMMON, DOMINANT, GENERAL, POPULAR
PARTS OF A PIANOHAMMER, KEY, PEDAL, STRING
SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMESSODA, STORMY, TAN, TONIC
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What are the Connections answers for April 17, 2026?

VEGETABLE PARTS: BULB, LEAF, ROOT, STEM. PREVAILING: COMMON, DOMINANT, GENERAL, POPULAR. PARTS OF A PIANO: HAMMER, KEY, PEDAL, STRING. SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMES: SODA, STORMY, TAN, TONIC.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.