NYT Connections Solution And Hints For August 11, 2026

Published Aug 11, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Matthew Danielson is a Senior Gaming Staff Writer for Screen Rant, using their expertise in fighting games, RPGs, and action titles to provide insight into your favorite experiences. Matthew does a bit of everything, including helping ideate new content surrounding the hottest games and classics that continue to stoke nostalgia. With multiple years of experience, Matthew is your go-to expert on a variety of topics, from detailed fighting game experience to the most nuanced builds for your favorite RPG. Matthew has worked for Screen Rant as a Gaming Senior Staff Writer since August 2022, and has been proud to release many articles that have helped people with unique problems while playing games. As a long-time fan of TTRPG games, Matthew is also a veteran DM for Dungeons and Dragons, having hosted numerous campaigns over nearly a decade. Today's Connections are largely considered with the end of events, or the organization of concepts that seem familiar, yet aged. Unlike the last few days, the phrases in today's puzzle are shockingly simple, which can make them extra confusing to put together. That being said, the overall themes of conclusions give a broader context, helping you discover the right solution. You only have four chances to make a mistake before losing a game of Connections, limiting your options as you play. The best advice for any day of Connections is to take your time to understand many possible contexts one phrase could mean besides what seems obvious. Similar to the Letter Boxed NYT puzzles, you have to find patterns to correctly discover the right path. Today's Connections Category Hints August 11 #1158 The puzzle for today is quite difficult, as each word within it can have multiple meanings. Try to think about the context of where you would use certain words, whether it's a umbrella title for something larger or something that would be said within a certain place or time. Finding one or two categories will narrow your options for others, making the patterns in the Connections puzzle make much more sense. If you want to know some hints regarding today's puzzle categories, check out these clues below: One category is about words you would use to describe an unfortunate fate. One category is about networks that host a variety of different TV shows. One category is about phrases you would hear when trying to compete with others to buy something valuable. One category is about words that almost sound close to areas of the body. If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching, you should look at the category names to get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up. DOOMED BASIC CABLE CHANNELS WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES Today's Connections Answers August 11 #1158 Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained DOOMED DONE SUNK THROUGH TOAST For some reason, the word DONE was the first one that stood out to me in this puzzle, almost working as the key phrase for today's overall theme. This put the thought of conclusions in my head, which caused me to put TOAST and DONE together as two concepts referencing a bad ending. With this logic, SUNK and THROUGH followed suit, forming this category without much issue. Green Answers: Revealed & Explained BASIC CABLE CHANNELS BET BRAVO HISTORY USA Green is likely the hardest part of today's puzzle, as it is largely independent of any patterns. However, sharp Connections players may put HISTORY and USA together for the number of USA history shows there are. This draws you to TV as a whole, which could help you recognize BET and BRAVO as other channels on various networks. Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT GOING ONCE SOLD TWICE This was the easiest part of the puzzle for me, but solely because I got lucky and saw GOING and ONCE right next to each other. Anyone who's been to an auction has likely heard the auctioneer say "GOING ONCE, going TWICE, SOLD!" to sell any item. This pattern is simple to discover by putting ONCE and TWICE together too, to give you a head start. Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES AYE HARE KNOWS TUNG The word TUNG stuck out to me in this puzzle (pun intended) as a word with no real meaning. By sounding it out, I realized it sounded like "tongue," and applied that process to other words. With AYE meaning "eye," HARE meaning "hair," and KNOWS meaning "nose," today's Connections finally had a solution. Other Games Like Connections If you are looking for another puzzle to play, check out one of the ones in the box below. Systems Released June 12, 2023 ESRB e Developer(s) The New York Times Company Publisher(s) The New York Times Company Platform(s) Web Browser, Mobile