NYT Connections August 11 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1157
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TOAST AYE BRAVO SOLD BET DONE HISTORY KNOWS HARE GOING THROUGH TWICE ONCE SUNK TUNG USA
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DOOMED
Green — BASIC CABLE CHANNELS
Blue — WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES
DOOMEDDONE, SUNK, THROUGH, TOAST
BASIC CABLE CHANNELSBET, BRAVO, HISTORY, USA
WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANTGOING, ONCE, SOLD, TWICE
HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURESAYE, HARE, KNOWS, TUNG
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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.