NYT Connections Answers Today (April 4): There's A Sneaky Purple Twist – Here's How To Crack It

Connections challenges you to sort 16 seemingly unrelated words into four connected groups of four, with the catch being that some words could convincingly fit into more than one category.

In Connections, the fewer mistakes you make, the better.

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NYT Connections Answers: Friday’s edition of the New York Times’ daily brain-teaser Connections served up a head-scratching blend of clues, red herrings, and one particularly devilish set of words designed to trip you up. Puzzle #662 featured familiar themes like driving and sports, but it was the cryptic Purple category that had many players second-guessing their instincts.

For those new to the game, Connections challenges you to sort 16 seemingly unrelated words into four connected groups of four, with the catch being that some words could convincingly fit into more than one category. The fewer mistakes you make, the better — four strikes and you're out.

Let’s break down the challenge, the hints, and the logic behind today’s categories.

What's Left Behind?

The Yellow group, the easiest to crack, centered around the idea of things left over or remaining. This was the comfort zone of today’s puzzle — a gentle entry point to build your momentum.

The words in this category were:

• Balance
• Difference
• Remainder
• Rest

If you guessed this one correctly without help, you were off to a strong start.

Take a Drive

The Green category cruised along the theme of car travel. It might’ve felt straightforward at first glance, but the inclusion of words like “Spin” added a bit of a swerve.

The correct grouping for this category was:

• Cruise
• Drive
• Ride
• Spin

As the clue teased: Hop in your vehicle and go for a...

For the Love of the Game

Here’s where things got sporty. The Blue group paid tribute to baseball, more specifically, the places where the game is played. “Park” and “Diamond” were fairly obvious picks, but “Field” and “Stadium” rounded out the lineup.

The full Blue group:

• Diamond
• Field
• Park
• Stadium

If you thought “Park” belonged in the Green driving group, you're not alone — this misdirection tripped up many.

The Tricky One: Vowels MIA

And now, for the head-scratcher — the Purple group. This category was a masterclass in misdirection. At first glance, the words seemed to have little in common. But once you considered that each could be a company name with a missing “E”, things fell into place.

The Purple group included:

• Bay (as in eBay)
• Harmony (Evoking eHarmony)
• Ink (Think: eInk or Ink as branding)
• Trade (like eTrade)

So, did you crack the code or were you fooled by the clever wordplay? “Connections” keeps players on their toes by mixing logic with linguistic sleight-of-hand, and today’s puzzle was a perfect example of that. But if today’s attempt didn’t go your way, fear not — there’s always another challenge waiting tomorrow.

A fresh puzzle goes live at midnight — good luck, word wizards!