Stuck on the April 21, 2026 (#1045) edition of NYT Connections? Here are some clues and hints to help you crack today’s puzzle and keep your winning streak alive.

Connection is a popular daily word puzzle by The New York Times Games collection that fans can enjoy online for free. It challenges players to create groups of four from a given assortment of 16 words. Although the words may appear random, they feature hidden connections among them that dictate which words belong together in a common group. Players must identify these connections within four guesses and categorize the words accordingly into their respective groups. Additionally, players who get close to completing a particular group receive a “one away…” hint.

Check out the hints and answers for the April 21 Connections puzzle below.

Connections hints for April 21

All 16 words in today’s puzzle are:OCTOPUS, CROSSBODY, BULL, SADDLE, MOSEY, MESSENGER, BILGE, STROLL, HOBO, MOON, BALONEY, BREEZE, WALTZ, BUNK, THUNDER, and GOLD.

Here are some hints for each group:

Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to being effortless.
Green Group: This collection features words that are related to being gibberish.
Blue Group: This set includes words associated with a popular type of fashion accessory.
Purple Group: This group features words that can be found in the titles of James Bond movies

What are the Connections answers for today, April 21?

Without further ado, here are the answers for the April 21, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle:

Yellow Group: Amble (In) – BREEZE, MOSEY, STROLL, and WALTZ.

Green Group: Balderdash – BALONEY, BILGE, BULL, and BUNK.

Blue Group: Kinds Of Bags – CROSSBODY, HOBO, MESSENGER, and SADDLE.

Purple Group: Starts Of One-Word James Bond Movie Titles – GOLD, MOON, OCTOPUS, and THUNDER.

The New York Times Games also offer other popular puzzles in addition to Connections. These include Wordle, Strands, Pips, the NYT Crosswords, and many more.