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Connections clues for
August 11, 2026
Work through each group at your own pace. Hints first; answers only when you are ready.
Go at your own pace
Spoiler-free category hints
Clue vault
Nothing is shown until you choose. Take one small nudge at a time.
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Picture a plan circling the drain—any of these could be the verdict.
Reveal category
DOOMED02Reveal gentle nudge +
Think couch, remote, and the kind of lineup people flipped through before streaming took over.
Reveal category
BASIC CABLE CHANNELS03Reveal gentle nudge +
You’d hear these from a rapid-fire seller while bids are flying and a little hammer is waiting.
Reveal category
WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT04Reveal gentle nudge +
Use your ears, not your eyes—spoken aloud, these point to spots on your head.
Reveal category
HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURESSpoiler vault
Answers, when you’re ready
Each connection is named above its answers. Reveal letters yourself, or unlock one complete word at a time.
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DOOMED
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BASIC CABLE CHANNELS
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WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANT
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HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURES
Connections clues for August 11, 2026
Welcome to a calmer way to work through today’s Connections puzzle. The board asks you to find four hidden families among sixteen words, but the best part is the little moment when a pattern clicks. Our clues are designed to protect that feeling: they point your thinking in a useful direction without handing you the finish line.
Start by reading the four gentle hints above. Each hint describes a category in everyday language, so you can return to the grid with a fresh angle. If one group feels close but not quite right, leave it for a minute and test another connection. The trickiest category is often built around a phrase, a spelling pattern, or a bit of cultural knowledge rather than a straightforward definition.
Need a nudge? Try sorting the words into a few rough piles: things that sound alike, words that can follow the same word, names you recognize, or terms from one familiar world. Four words may look like an obvious set but hide a red herring. That is normal. The puzzle is made to reward a second look.
When you are ready to check your work, open the answer cards one at a time. You will see the category first, then the four matching words. This keeps the final reveal readable and lets you learn why a group belongs together. For more help, visit our Connections Solver; for another day, browse the Connections Archive.