NYT Connections August 11 2026 Answers

The Tuesday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.

Puzzle 1,157Edited by Wyna Liu
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

TOASTAYEBRAVOSOLDBETDONEHISTORYKNOWSHAREGOINGTHROUGHTWICEONCESUNKTUNGUSA
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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