NYT Connections #1052
Hints, category titles, and full answers for Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Connections Hint #1052 — April 28, 2026
Connections Walkthrough — April 28, 2026
A breakdown of every category from the April 28, 2026 puzzle, the trap words designed to fool players, and what made it tricky.
Group-by-group breakdown (easiest to hardest)
- LAUNDRY DAY VERBS
You can spot the chore sequence in WASH, DRY, FOLD, and SORT around clothing.
- ENTREATY
APPEAL, BID, CALL, and REQUEST all work when you are asking someone for something.
- SUN___
DIAL, FLOWER, SCREEN, and TAN each take the same bright prefix in front.
- THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS"
CHECK, COUPON, MATCH, and STAMP are united by being found in small booklets.
The trap words that fool most players
Words placed in this puzzle to make one category look like another.
- FOLDlooks like · THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS"actually · LAUNDRY DAY VERBS
You might think of folded pages, but here it is one step in handling clothes.
- MATCHlooks like · SUN___actually · THINGS THAT COME IN "BOOKS"
Its flame suggests brightness, but the intended link is the little cardboard packet.
About this puzzle
This is the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #1052, originally published on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The four categories ranged from ENTREATY (the easiest, yellow group) through SUN___ (the trickiest, purple group, which usually involves wordplay or hidden patterns).
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