NYT Connections July 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1140
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STEAK LEONE PRIMO MALL MADRE MIST POKER CHOKE CLUB RAND TEAR NAIRA HIJO KWANZA WELL ABUELA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SPANISH RELATIVES
Green — START TO CRY, WITH "UP"
Blue — AFRICAN CURRENCIES
Purple — STRIP ___
SPANISH RELATIVESABUELA, HIJO, MADRE, PRIMO
START TO CRY, WITH "UP"CHOKE, MIST, TEAR, WELL
AFRICAN CURRENCIESKWANZA, LEONE, NAIRA, RAND
STRIP ___CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.