Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features an especially tricky yellow category. It may help to read the clues out loud. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Oh nooooo!

Green group hint: I want my MTV.

Blue group hint: Talks very fast.

Purple group hint: Sounds like…

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Doomed.

Green group: Basic cable channels.

Blue group: Words in an auctioneer’s chant.

Purple group: Homophones of facial features.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is doomed.

The four answers are done, sunk, through and toast.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is basic cable channels.

The four answers are BET, Bravo, History and USA.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is words in an auctioneer’s chant.

The four answers are going, once, sold and twice.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is homophones of facial features.

The four answers are aye (eye), hare (hair), knows (nose) and tung (tongue).

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