Connections #1047 Answers – April 23, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1047 on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ASIAGODEVOTEEDUCATEDFLANKHISTORICALLITERARYMOTHERMYNEIGHBORPULPSCIENCESKIRTTOTOROTOUCHVERYWHAMMY
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
FLANK belongs to this group.
Green
HISTORICAL belongs to this group.
Blue
EDUCATED belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ASIAGO belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
BORDER
Green category
KINDS OF FICTION
Blue category
WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS
Connections #1047 answers
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BORDERFLANK, NEIGHBOR, SKIRT, TOUCH
KINDS OF FICTIONHISTORICAL, LITERARY, PULP, SCIENCE
WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONICEDUCATED, MOTHER, MY, VERY
STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDSASIAGO, DEVOTE, TOTORO, WHAMMY
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What are the Connections answers for April 23, 2026?
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.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.