Here are the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle #1053 today, released on April 29th, 2026, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.
If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- ROUND
- SHADOW
- RUMBLE
- ORDERS
- OVATION
- SOCK
- HAND
- ROLL
- CLAP
- JOKE
- BOOM
- STAGE
- LEVEL
- STRING
- ROOM
- PHASE
Connections 1053 Group Hints Today (April 29th, 2026)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “STEP IN PROCESS“.
- Hint 2: HAND and STRING are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups in today’s puzzle:
- Hint 4: One group of words comes after the word “STANDING”.
What are the Connections 1053 Answers Today? (4/29/26)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 1053 released on 29th April 2026:
- STEP IN PROCESS – LEVEL, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE
- SOUND LIKE THUNDER – BOOM, CLAP, ROLL, RUMBLE
- KINDS OF PUPPETS – HAND, SHADOW, SOCK, STRING
- STANDING ___ – JOKE, ORDERS, OVATION, ROOM
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