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Connections #1,054 hints and answers for Thursday, April 30, 2026

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

Connections #1,054 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: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

UNNERVE

ALARM · DISTURB · SHAKE · SHOCK

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF"

CHECK · CROSS · MARK · TICK

Group 3 - Blue

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

WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FOR

TESLA · TIME · TRUE · TYRANNOSAURUS

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

HOUR · HUR · THERE · YORE

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Wet blankets"