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NYT Connections Puzzle #1157 — Answers & Solution
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐ Medium
🧩 NYT Connections Puzzle #1157 — Complete Answers
- 🟨 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
📋 All 16 Words — Puzzle #1157
✅ Full Answers — Puzzle #1157
🟨 Yellow — Doomed
🟩 Green — Basic Cable Channels
🟦 Blue — Words In An Auctioneer's Chant
🟪 Purple — Homophones Of Facial Features
🔍 Detailed Breakdown
🟨 Yellow (Easiest) — Doomed
The easiest category in Puzzle #1157 is "Doomed". The four words are:
- DONE
- SUNK
- THROUGH
- TOAST
🟩 Green (Medium) — Basic Cable Channels
The medium category in Puzzle #1157 is "Basic Cable Channels". The four words are:
- BET
- BRAVO
- HISTORY
- USA
🟦 Blue (Hard) — Words In An Auctioneer's Chant
The hard category in Puzzle #1157 is "Words In An Auctioneer's Chant". The four words are:
- GOING
- ONCE
- SOLD
- TWICE
🟪 Purple (Hardest) — Homophones Of Facial Features
The hardest category in Puzzle #1157 is "Homophones Of Facial Features". The four words are:
- AYE
- HARE
- KNOWS
- TUNG
🎯 Strategy Tips for Puzzle #1157
Solve Words In An Auctioneer's Chant (Blue) and Doomed (Yellow) first. Next, lock in Basic Cable Channels (Green) to isolate the phonetic facial terms in Homophones Of Facial Features (Purple: Aye/Eye, Hare/Hair, Knows/Nose, Tung/Tongue).
⚠️ Red Herring Warning: Watch out for "BET"! Don't confuse BET with gambling or auction terminology alongside GOING and SOLD. BET belongs to cable TV channels (BET), while auction terms form the Blue group.
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