NYT Connections Answer — August 25, 2026
Puzzle #1171 · 16 words, 4 groups
Here is the full solution to the NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (#1171). The 16-word board is below, followed by all four groups — in difficulty order from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest). Answers stay hidden until you tap Reveal, so you can peek at the board first.
Today's board
SUPERFICIAL
HYPERSPACE
HARLEM SHAKE
LICKETY-SPLIT
RUNNING MAN
TRAFFIC CONE
TIME WARP
LONG WALK
ONE-DIMENSIONAL
PARALLEL UNIVERSE
GREEN MILE
INSIDE SCOOP
COSMETIC
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
TELEPORTATION
SKIN-DEEP
The four groups
Yellow · StraightforwardSURFACE-LEVEL
COSMETIC, ONE-DIMENSIONAL, SKIN-DEEP, SUPERFICIAL
Green · ModerateSCI-FI PHENOMENA
HYPERSPACE, PARALLEL UNIVERSE, TELEPORTATION, TIME WARP
Blue · TrickySTEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE"
GREEN MILE, LONG WALK, RUNNING MAN, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Purple · TrickiestENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS
HARLEM SHAKE, INSIDE SCOOP, LICKETY-SPLIT, TRAFFIC CONE
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How Connections works
NYT Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your goal is to sort them into four groups of four, where each group shares a hidden connection. The groups are colour-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green and blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — often a wordplay or category twist. You get four mistakes before the game ends, and words that could fit more than one group are the classic traps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are today's Connections answers?
Tap Reveal the 4 groups above to see all four categories and their words for #1171, in difficulty order from yellow to purple.
What do the colours mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, followed by green and blue, and purple is the hardest — usually the one with a twist or wordplay.
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