Connections archive · Puzzle #1157
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — August 11, 2026 (#1157)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Easy
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Choose how much to reveal
Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Ways to say you’re finished — cooked, ruined, done for.
- Green: Familiar networks you’d find on the basic cable lineup.
- Blue: The call-and-response cadence before the gavel drops.
- Purple: Words that sound like parts of your face.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: DONE
- Green: BET
- Blue: GOING
- Purple: AYE
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: DOOMED
- Green: BASIC CABLE CHANNELS
- Blue: WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT
- Purple: HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
DOOMED
- DONE
- SUNK
- THROUGH
- TOAST
Green group
BASIC CABLE CHANNELS
- BET
- BRAVO
- HISTORY
- USA
Blue group
WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT
- GOING
- ONCE
- SOLD
- TWICE
Purple group
HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES
- AYE
- HARE
- KNOWS
- TUNG
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — DOOMED
- DONE
- SUNK
- THROUGH
- TOAST
Green — BASIC CABLE CHANNELS
- BET
- BRAVO
- HISTORY
- USA
Blue — WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT
- GOING
- ONCE
- SOLD
- TWICE
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES
- AYE
- HARE
- KNOWS
- TUNG
NYT Connections #1157 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
DOOMED; BASIC CABLE CHANNELS; WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT; HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES.
What are all the answers?
- DOOMED: DONE, SUNK, THROUGH, TOAST
- BASIC CABLE CHANNELS: BET, BRAVO, HISTORY, USA
- WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT: GOING, ONCE, SOLD, TWICE
- HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES: AYE, HARE, KNOWS, TUNG
Also for: Connections hints 8/11/26, 8-11-26, 8 11 26, 8/11/2026, and puzzle #1157.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Cable channels and auction chant are clean once they click. Purple’s facial-feature homophones (aye/hare/knows/tung) is the sneaky fun group.