Need a nudge or the full solution for NYT Connections game #793, dated Tuesday, August 12? The hints below go from least to most revealing, so you can stop before the answers. The source does not state a year; 2025 is inferred from the weekday and game number, so this is a guide to that specific puzzle, not today’s 2026 game.
How to use these hints
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared link. The puzzle’s groups are associated with colored difficulty levels. Try each clue before opening the corresponding answer. The source describes the game as playable on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile; current access requirements are not established here.
The 16 words in game #793
BOWLING BALL · CITY HALL · SUPERMARKET · BOWLING PINS · GOLF COURSE · BOWLING ALLEY · SPONGE · BOWLING GREEN · DECADE · HIGHWAY · WALL STREET · FINGERS · BROOKLYN BRIDGE · COLANDER · SWIMMING POOL · COMMANDMENTS
Hints, from subtle to direct
Yellow
Think of 2 × 5.
Green
Change a vowel in “lines.”
Blue
Think of the Big Apple.
Purple
Consider hollow parts.
Answers for August 12, game #793
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Yellow: Groups of ten
BOWLING PINS, COMMANDMENTS, DECADE, FINGERS
Green: Places with lanes
BOWLING ALLEY, HIGHWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL
Blue: Landmarks in downtown NYC
BOWLING GREEN, BROOKLYN BRIDGE, CITY HALL, WALL STREET
Purple: Things with holes
BOWLING BALL, COLANDER, GOLF COURSE, SPONGE
Why the bowling words are tricky
Several entries contain “bowling,” but they do not belong to one category: BOWLING PINS fit groups of ten, BOWLING ALLEY is a place with lanes, BOWLING GREEN is a downtown New York landmark, and BOWLING BALL has holes. Sorting by the shared word rather than the connection within each group can lead you astray.
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Source and date
The word grid, clues, categories, and answers above are reported in TechRadar’s Connections coverage reproduced by inkl. The source identifies Tuesday, August 12, game #793, but does not print a year. The 2025 date is an inference from the weekday and game number; an official NYT archive confirmation is not established here.
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