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Connections #1,029 hints and answers for Sunday, April 5, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,029 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS

ELECTRON · NUCLEUS · ORBIT · SHELL

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME

DEERSTALKER · MAGNIFYING GLASS · PIPE · VIOLIN

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

THINGS TO FLIP

COIN · LIGHT SWITCH · PANCAKE · THE BIRD

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH"

GOOGOL · MUSHROOM · PASTEURIZE · PULPIT

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Pouch perfect"