NYT Connections August 12 2025 Answers
Puzzle #793
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
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
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GROUPS OF TEN
Green — PLACES WITH LANES
Blue — LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYC
Purple — THINGS WITH HOLES
GROUPS OF TENBOWLING PINS, COMMANDMENTS, DECADE, FINGERS
PLACES WITH LANESBOWLING ALLEY, HIGHWAY, SUPERMARKET, SWIMMING POOL
LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYCBOWLING GREEN, BROOKLYN BRIDGE, CITY HALL, WALL STREET
THINGS WITH HOLESBOWLING BALL, COLANDER, GOLF COURSE, SPONGE
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.