NYT Connections Hints for August 11, 2026 — Puzzle #1157

Sixteen words, four hidden categories. Hints reveal structure, then the grouping.

Hints and answers for NYT Connections #1157 on August 11, 2026: how many groups there are, a masked theme for each group, then the four categories one at a time, then all sixteen words and the full grouping.

Puzzle date: August 11, 2026 (2026-08-11) · #1157 · Source: the game's public daily data (https://www.nytimes.com/svc/connections/v2/2026-08-11.json). Hints are derived from that day's verified answer data — no invented clues, difficulty scores or word claims.

1. The shape of the puzzle

There are 4 categories of 4 words each (16 words total).

2. The four themes, masked

Each theme below keeps its word shapes and the first letter of every word:

D _ _ _ _ _
B _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ _
W _ _ _ _ I _ A _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _
H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ F _ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Reveal a theme, one at a time

Show theme 1

DOOMED

Show theme 2

BASIC CABLE CHANNELS

Show theme 3

WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT

Show theme 4

HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES

NYT Connections answer for August 11, 2026 — puzzle #1157

DOOMED

TOAST, DONE, THROUGH, SUNK

BASIC CABLE CHANNELS

BRAVO, BET, HISTORY, USA

WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT

SOLD, GOING, TWICE, ONCE

HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES

AYE, KNOWS, HARE, TUNG

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