Here are the Hints and Answers for today‘s NYT Connections puzzle from August 25, 2026.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features some fun topics centered on entertainment and sweet treats. Scroll down for hints and today’s Connections answers.
Hints for today’s Connections groups:
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ordered from the easiest (yellow) to the most challenging (and occasionally bizarre) (purple).
- Yellow group hint: Not deep.
- Green group hint: Think Star Trek.
- Blue group hint: Master of horror.
- Purple group hint: I scream, you scream
Answers for today’s Connections groups:
- Yellow group: Surface-level.
- Green group: Sci-fi phenomena.
- Blue group: Stephen King film adaptations, with “The.”
- Purple group: Ending in ice cream orders.
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is surface-level.
The four answers are cosmetic, one-dimensional, skin-deep and superficial.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is sci-fi phenomena.
The four answers are hyperspace, parallel universe, teleportation and time warp.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Stephen King film adaptations, with “The.”
The four answers are Green Mile, Long Walk, Running Man and Shawshank Redemption.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending in ice cream orders.
The four answers are Harlem Shake, inside scoop, lickety-split and traffic cone.
