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Connections #1,051 hints and answers for Monday, April 27, 2026

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

Connections #1,051 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: All four words start with the letter R - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

SALAD INGREDIENTS

RANCH DRESSING · RED ONION · ROASTED CHICKEN · ROMAINE LETTUCE

Group 2 - Green

Hint: All four words start with the letter R - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

CLASSIC FILMS

RAIN MAN · REAR WINDOW · RESERVOIR DOGS · ROMAN HOLIDAY

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: All four words start with the letter R - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

"THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS

RADIOACTIVE MAN · RALPH WIGGUM · REVEREND LOVEJOY · ROD FLANDERS

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: All four words start with the letter R - the real link runs deeper than that, but it is a place to start.

ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS

RAGING BULL · REGINA KING · ROE BUCK · ROTARY CLIPPER

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "The ayes have it!"