NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, July 25, 2026 (#1140)

Puzzle #1140. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, July 25, 2026 (puzzle #1140) is: YELLOW — SPANISH RELATIVES: ABUELA, HIJO, MADRE, PRIMO. GREEN — START TO CRY, WITH "UP": CHOKE, MIST, TEAR, WELL. BLUE — AFRICAN CURRENCIES: KWANZA, LEONE, NAIRA, RAND. PURPLE — STRIP ___: CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Saturday, July 25, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

STEAK
LEONE
PRIMO
MALL
MADRE
MIST
POKER
CHOKE
CLUB
RAND
TEAR
NAIRA
HIJO
KWANZA
WELL
ABUELA

How hard is Connections #1140?

Medium52/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Strip" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Saturday, July 25, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, July 25, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, July 25, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, July 25, 2026 (puzzle #1140) is: YELLOW — SPANISH RELATIVES: ABUELA, HIJO, MADRE, PRIMO. GREEN — START TO CRY, WITH "UP": CHOKE, MIST, TEAR, WELL. BLUE — AFRICAN CURRENCIES: KWANZA, LEONE, NAIRA, RAND. PURPLE — STRIP ___: CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK.

What is the purple group in Connections #1140?

The purple (hardest) group is "STRIP ___": CLUB, MALL, POKER, STEAK.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SPANISH RELATIVES" — ABUELA, HIJO, MADRE, PRIMO. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Saturday, July 25, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1140. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.