NYT Connections #1048
Hints, category titles, and full answers for Friday, April 24, 2026
Connections Hint #1048 — April 24, 2026
Connections Walkthrough — April 24, 2026
A breakdown of every category from the April 24, 2026 puzzle, the trap words designed to fool players, and what made it tricky.
Group-by-group breakdown (easiest to hardest)
- PIZZA INGREDIENTS
You can group CHEESE, DOUGH, PEPPERONI, and TOMATO SAUCE as the most straightforward food set.
- ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES
You can spot octopus traits through ARMS, INK, INTELLIGENCE, and SUCTION CUPS.
- THEY HAVE BLADES
You can connect GRASS, HELICOPTER, ICE SKATES, and LAWN MOWER by the shared blade idea.
- WHAT "CAB" MIGHT REFER TO
You can finish by seeing CAB as short for or linked to CABIN, CALLOWAY, RED WINE, and TAXI.
The trap words that fool most players
Words placed in this puzzle to make one category look like another.
- RED WINElooks like · PIZZA INGREDIENTSactually · WHAT "CAB" MIGHT REFER TO
You might pair it with pizza night, but cab can mean cabernet.
- ARMSlooks like · THEY HAVE BLADESactually · ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES
You might think of mechanical arms with cutting edges, but octopuses are the intended association.
What makes this puzzle clever
The purple group hinges on different meanings of “cab,” from a vehicle to a singer’s nickname to shorthand for cabernet.
About this puzzle
This is the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #1048, originally published on Friday, April 24, 2026. The four categories ranged from PIZZA INGREDIENTS (the easiest, yellow group) through WHAT "CAB" MIGHT REFER TO (the trickiest, purple group, which usually involves wordplay or hidden patterns).
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