As you’ll be able to see in a bit, today’s NYT Connections puzzle solve was my best yet. If you wish to perform as well, then keep reading. So, with that, let’s begin breaking down all the hints, categories, and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for April 16.
Hint for Today’s Connections Themes
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – An emotion we don’t want to feel
- Green Category – Have you seen Spotlight?
- Blue Category – We need furniture to be this
- Purple Category – Are you a theater buff?
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. They are all related to the categories for the puzzle, so think hard before you scroll down below to see the exact category names. We also think you don’t need an additional hint for today. However, if you still can’t find them and need more help, maybe these tricks to solve NYT Connections will help.
Spoiler Warning #1 While this section included hints for the categories, the next section names them directly. Only proceed if ready.
Today’s Connections Category Names
If you still can’t figure out the NYT Connections category names, then keep reading for more help.
- Yellow – FLABBERGAST
- Green – BIT OF JOURNALISM
- Blue – ON THE SAME PLANE
- Purple – THEATER SECTIONS
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Spoiler Warning #2 The next section includes the answer for today’s puzzle; you will see all the answers in their categories. This is your last chance to solve it yourself.
Connections Answer for April 16
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- FLABBERGAST – Floor, Rock, Shock, Surprise
- BIT OF JOURNALISM – Article, Feature, Report, Story
- ON THE SAME PLANE – Even, Flat, Flush, Level
- THEATER SECTIONS – Balcony, Box, Orchestra, Stage
As you can tell, today’s NYT Connections puzzle was a bit of a wild ride. I began my journey triumphantly by solving the Purple category first! I am a cinephile and a theater buff, so to be honest, this was as easy as pie.
I then moved on to the Green category and would have been more concerned if I hadn’t gotten it. So, considering my field, I got the category almost immediately. The Blue category came next and, while confusing, became clear to me once I connected Flush and Even.
There were only four words left. I combined them all and got the Yellow category and the NYT Connections puzzle for April 16.
NYT Connections Past Answers
We hope the answers above helped you solve the NYT Connections puzzle for today. However, if you stumbled here by accident, there’s a chance you might be looking for answers to previous puzzles.
Well, for such times and more, we have you covered. Feel free to go through our directory to NYT Connections for the last three days for all the help you need.
What about you? How was your experience with today’s puzzle? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
