The New York Times' Connections puzzle for Tuesday, August 11, 2026, presents players with a familiar challenge that requires grouping four words into distinct categories. For those seeking assistance, hints and the full solution are available.
The puzzle encourages players to maintain their daily streaks, acknowledging that "one bad day" can disrupt a perfect run. The hints provided aim to guide players without immediately revealing the answers.
Hints for Tuesday's puzzle include category suggestions such as "When the game is already lost" for the yellow group, "Before streaming" for green, "Words heard before the hammer falls" for blue, and "Familiar features can be heard here" for purple. Additional tips mention that one group focuses more on sound than sight, and each group contains at least one word with the letter 'T'.
For those needing more direct clues, a single word from each group is revealed: "Through" for yellow, "BET" for green, "Going" for blue, and "Hare" for purple. These further nudges are intended to help players identify the connecting themes.
The four revealed categories for the August 11th puzzle are:
Yellow: Doomed Green: Basic Cable Channels Blue: Words in an Auctioneer's Chant Purple: Homophones of Facial Features
The complete answer set for the puzzle includes:
Yellow: Done, Sunk, Through, Toast Green: BET, Bravo, History, USA Blue: Going, Once, Sold, Twice Purple: Aye, Hare, Knows, Tung
Players are reminded that the puzzle resets daily at midnight, offering a new opportunity to solve the Connections game. The purple category, in particular, is noted for its tendency to play on homophones, suggesting that reading words aloud can aid in their classification.