NYT Connections puzzle #793 was published Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Need a nudge before the solution? Start with the spoiler-safe clues below; the full board and all four groups are farther down, behind a clear spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #793
Try these four clues in order, from the first category to the fourth. Stop before the next section if you want to keep solving.
- ___ toes down
- Stay in your own ___
- If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere
- Can’t hold water
Category names
For a stronger hint, the group labels are:
- Groups of ten
- Places with lanes
- Landmarks in downtown NYC
- Things with holes
Full board
The 16 words in the puzzle, shown here as an unordered set, were:
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.
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Spoilers: answers for #793
Stop here if you do not want the complete solution. The four answer groups are:
- Groups of ten: BOWLING PINS, COMMANDMENTS, DECADE, FINGERS.
- Places with lanes: BOWLING ALLEY, HIGHWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL.
- Landmarks in downtown NYC: BOWLING GREEN, BROOKLYN BRIDGE, CITY HALL, WALL STREET.
- Things with holes: BOWLING BALL, COLANDER, GOLF COURSE, SPONGE.
Why the bowling words are misleading
Each bowling-related entry belongs to a different group: BOWLING PINS are one of the groups of ten, BOWLING ALLEY is a place with lanes, BOWLING GREEN is a downtown NYC landmark, and BOWLING BALL is something with holes. The clue is to match each word to its category rather than assume the shared bowling association keeps them together.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
TechRadar describes Connections as a New York Times word game in which players sort words into categories. It describes color-coded difficulty and a limit of up to four mistakes, and says the game can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. Current subscription requirements and whether this archived puzzle is replayable for every account are not established here. Read TechRadar’s guide to the puzzle.
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