Cracking the NYT 'Connections' Puzzle for April 7 – A Journey Through Clues and Categories
Hey everyone, let’s dive into today’s NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, April 7 — and what a ride it was! If you’ve ever played this addictive New York Times word game, you know the drill: 16 seemingly unrelated words and your mission is to organize them into four connected groups. It sounds simple, but as always, the challenge is real.
So, picture this. I fire up the puzzle with a hot coffee in hand, expecting a smooth run. The word grid today looked like this: POUND, LOCKER, LEVEL, CRATER, NAIL, HILLS, CAPE, HANGER, PULSE, HAMMER, BEAT, GORGE, BALL, RIDGE, PRINT, THUMP. My brain instantly zooms in on the word HAMMER — surely that’s got to be in a group with NAIL , right?
My first instinct? Group POUND, NAIL, HAMMER, and THUMP — I thought it screamed “tools,” or maybe even something like “actions related to force.” Turns out, nope. Didn’t even get the “one word away” nudge. Ouch. One life down.
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Not giving up, I swapped THUMP for PULSE and brought in BEAT instead of NAIL — thinking, okay, this has heartbeat energy now. And sure enough, that turned out to be our Yellow group: THROB — BEAT, POUND, PULSE, THUMP. Yes! One down, three to go.
Then I noticed CAPE, CRATER, GORGE, and RIDGE. These scream landforms , right? I was about to go with HILLS instead of CAPE , but something about the singular form of CAPE just made more sense. Swapped it in and boom — nailed the Green group: LANDFORMS. Phew!
Now, HAMMER, HANGER, LEVEL, NAIL practically formed themselves into the Blue group: PICTURE HANGING NEEDS. That one was super satisfying — nothing like recognizing the stuff that sits in your garage and finally seeing it win you a round!
Lastly, I was left with BALL, LOCKER, PRINT, HILLS and the clue was something like “foot_____.” Took a beat, stared at it, and it clicked — footBALL, footLOCKER, footPRINT, footHILLS. The sneaky Purple group: FOOT_____ got wrapped up like a gift.
Today’s puzzle felt like it had a few curveballs. Honestly, mixing HILLS into that FOOT set right after having other landforms like RIDGE and GORGE in a separate group? That felt borderline evil — like the game was daring us to trip over it. But I scraped through, locking in my 41st consecutive win. Barely.
And can we talk about the puzzle number today? It was #666 — yes, the number of the beast. A missed opportunity if you ask me. Imagine a theme filled with devilish clues or classic rock Easter eggs — I was half-expecting a nod to Iron Maiden or something. Speaking of which, if you haven’t yet, give “The Number of the Beast” a listen today. It fits the vibe.
Anyway, that’s a wrap on April 7’s Connections. Whether you aced it or needed a few hints to power through, don’t stress it — tomorrow’s a new day, and a new puzzle. Stay curious, shuffle the board often, and when in doubt, zoom out and breathe. And hey, call someone you love while you’re at it. Catch you tomorrow with the next set of clues!
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