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Connections #1053 Answers – April 29, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1053 on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BOOMCLAPHANDJOKELEVELORDERSOVATIONPHASEROLLROOMROUNDRUMBLESHADOWSOCKSTAGESTRING

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
LEVEL belongs to this group.
Green
BOOM belongs to this group.
Blue
HAND belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
JOKE belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
STEP IN A PROCESS
Green category
SOUND LIKE THUNDER
Blue category
KINDS OF PUPPETS
Purple (hardest) category
STANDING ___

Connections #1053 answers

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STEP IN A PROCESSLEVEL, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE
SOUND LIKE THUNDERBOOM, CLAP, ROLL, RUMBLE
KINDS OF PUPPETSHAND, SHADOW, SOCK, STRING
STANDING ___JOKE, ORDERS, OVATION, ROOM
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What are the Connections answers for April 29, 2026?

STEP IN A PROCESS: LEVEL, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE. SOUND LIKE THUNDER: BOOM, CLAP, ROLL, RUMBLE. KINDS OF PUPPETS: HAND, SHADOW, SOCK, STRING. STANDING ___: JOKE, ORDERS, OVATION, ROOM.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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