Here are the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle #1171 today, released on August 25th, 2026, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- 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

Connections 1171 Group Hints Today (August 25th, 2026)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS“.
- Hint 2: HYPERSPACE and PARALLEL UNIVERSE are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image to help you solve one of groups today:

- Hint 4: One group of words is “SURFACE-LEVEL“.
What are the Connections 1171 Answers Today? (8/25/26)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 1171 released on 25th August 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

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