Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 7, #1031

The New York Times published hints and answers for the April 7, 2026 NYT Connections puzzle.

The puzzle contains four color-coded groups, each with four words that form a thematic set.

Registered Times Games users can use the Connections Bot to get a numeric score and track progress and streaks.

The four group themes are: competition (battle, clash, contest, match), on board (down, game, in, willing), words for unspecified choices (another, either, neither, one), and '____ life' (after, low, night, wild).