Connections #1171 Answers – August 25, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1171 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
COSMETICGREEN MILEHARLEM SHAKEHYPERSPACEINSIDE SCOOPLICKETY-SPLITLONG WALKONE-DIMENSIONALPARALLEL UNIVERSERUNNING MANSHAWSHANK REDEMPTIONSKIN-DEEPSUPERFICIALTELEPORTATIONTIME WARPTRAFFIC CONE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
COSMETIC belongs to this group.
Green
HYPERSPACE belongs to this group.
Blue
GREEN MILE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
HARLEM SHAKE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
SURFACE-LEVEL
Green category
SCI-FI PHENOMENA
Blue category
STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE"
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS
Connections #1171 answers
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SURFACE-LEVELCOSMETIC, ONE-DIMENSIONAL, SKIN-DEEP, SUPERFICIAL
SCI-FI PHENOMENAHYPERSPACE, PARALLEL UNIVERSE, TELEPORTATION, TIME WARP
STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE"GREEN MILE, LONG WALK, RUNNING MAN, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERSHARLEM SHAKE, INSIDE SCOOP, LICKETY-SPLIT, TRAFFIC CONE
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What are the Connections answers for August 25, 2026?
SURFACE-LEVEL: COSMETIC, ONE-DIMENSIONAL, SKIN-DEEP, SUPERFICIAL. SCI-FI PHENOMENA: HYPERSPACE, PARALLEL UNIVERSE, TELEPORTATION, TIME WARP. STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE": GREEN MILE, LONG WALK, RUNNING MAN, SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS: HARLEM SHAKE, INSIDE SCOOP, LICKETY-SPLIT, TRAFFIC CONE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.