NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Tuesday, August 12, 2025 (#793)
Puzzle #793. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, August 12, 2025 (puzzle #793) is: 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.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
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
How hard is Connections #793?
Easy35/100
• At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about ten.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about lanes.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about nyc.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about holes.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
NYT Connections answers for Tuesday, August 12, 2025
yellow — Easiest
GROUPS OF TEN
BOWLING PINS · COMMANDMENTS · DECADE · FINGERS
green — Easy
PLACES WITH LANES
BOWLING ALLEY · HIGHWAY · SUPERMARKET · SWIMMING POOL
blue — Tricky
LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYC
BOWLING GREEN · BROOKLYN BRIDGE · CITY HALL · WALL STREET
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, August 12, 2025?
The NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, August 12, 2025 (puzzle #793) is: 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.
What is the purple group in Connections #793?
The purple (hardest) group is "THINGS WITH HOLES": BOWLING BALL, COLANDER, GOLF COURSE, SPONGE.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "GROUPS OF TEN" — BOWLING PINS, COMMANDMENTS, DECADE, FINGERS. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #793. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.