NYT Connections August 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1171
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
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
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SURFACE-LEVEL
Green — SCI-FI PHENOMENA
Blue — STEPHEN KING FILM ADAPTATIONS, WITH "THE"
Purple — ENDING IN ICE CREAM ORDERS
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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