If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1140 features some heavy misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into a medical or sports theme before pulling the rug out from under you.
Below are strategic, spoiler-free hints to help you group today’s words on your own, followed by the exact categories and answers at the bottom of the page.
Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary
Watch out for the red herrings today. At first glance, words like Abuela and Madre look like an obvious match for a general family theme, but committing to that group too loosely will cost you lives. We recommend looking closely at the language origin first; separating the Spanish terms from English words will make the remaining 12 words significantly easier to manage.
Connections Hints Today: Category Clues
If you just need a nudge to get your brain moving in the right direction, here are clues for the four color-coded groups:
- 🟨 Yellow Group Hint (Easiest): Words that relate to family members in the Spanish language.
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): These phrases all mean to begin crying, when followed by the word “up”.
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): You might find these official currencies used across different countries in Africa.
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): These words all share a connection when you place the word “Strip” before them.
Stuck on one word? If you have Primo, try looking at it as part of a foreign language term rather than its sound. It might belong to the trickier Yellow group today!
NYT Connections Answers Today: Saturday July 25, 2026
⚠️Spoiler Warning: Beyond this point lies the full solution for Puzzle #1140. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Group: Spanish Relatives
- Abuela
- Hijo
- Madre
- Primo
🟩 Green Group: Start To Cry, With “Up”
- Choke
- Mist
- Tear
- Well
🟦 Blue Group: African Currencies
- Kwanza
- Leone
- Naira
- Rand
🟪 Purple Group: Strip _
- Club
- Mall
- Poker
- Steak
Previous Answer
NYT Connections Answer for July 24, 2026 (Puzzle #1139): Talk At Length, Outcomes For A Batter, Bring To Mind As A Memory, Homophones Of Religious Roles
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Join the Discussion
Did today’s puzzle give you a perfect “Reverse Rainbow” (solving Purple to Yellow), or did the red herrings wipe out your board?
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