Skip to main content Tech Radar Pro Tech Radar Gaming Tech Radar Gaming TechRadar Game-changing stories Search TechRadar View Profile België (Nederlands) Deutschland North America US (English) Australasia New Zealand Black Ops 6 Monster Hunter Wilds Recommended reading NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 2 (game #783) NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, June 12 (game #732) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 8 (game #758) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, August 6 (game #787) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 5 (game #786) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, June 24 (game #744) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 15 (game #765) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 12 (game #793) Johnny Dee Contributions from Marc McLaren 11 August 2025 My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: New York Times) Today's words Hint #1: Group hints Hint #2: Group answers Today's answers Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 11 (game #792). Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 2 (game #783) NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, June 12 (game #732) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, July 8 (game #758) NYT Connections today (game #793) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… BOWLING BALL SUPERMARKET BOWLING PINS GOLF COURSE BOWLING ALLEY BOWLING GREEN WALL STREET BROOKLYN BRIDGE SWIMMING POOL COMMANDMENTS NYT Connections today (game #793) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: 2x5= GREEN: Change a vowel in “lines” BLUE: The Big Apple PURPLE: Hollow parts Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #793) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: GROUPS OF TEN GREEN: PLACES WITH LANES BLUE: LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYC PURPLE: THINGS WITH HOLES Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle deals 21 Amazon customer reviews We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #793) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #793, are… 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 My rating: Hard My score: 2 mistakes I’ll be honest, I was pretty impressed with myself when I got GROUPS OF TEN and then seconds later crushed when it revealed itself to be the yellow group. The first of my mistakes came when assembling THINGS WITH HOLES. I saw the link, but put BROOKLYN BRIDGE instead of SPONGE. Which seems ridiculous in hindsight – but I was thinking of cleaning sponges rather than the real thing, plus the Brooklyn Bridge does have a few holes in it. For LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYC I fudged a group together incorrectly, thinking we were searching for locations of Bob Dylan album covers. There are several shot in New York (The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan and Highway 61 Revisited) but I was way off with BROOKLYN BRIDGE, WALL STREET, HIGHWAY and CITY HALL but it did get me "one away" and help me rethink. I’d not heard of BOWLING GREEN before (New York’s oldest public park), but it seemed the most logical place name from the options I had left. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, August 11, game #792) YELLOW: ORDINARY NORMAL, PLAIN, STANDARD, VANILLA GREEN: ABANDON DESERT, DUMP, MAROON, STRAND BLUE: SPECS ON CONSUMER PACKAGING COUNT, MEASURE, VOLUME, WEIGHT PURPLE: DARK ____ AGES, CHOCOLATE, HORSE, MATTER What is NYT Connections? NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult. On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room. It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers. It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. NYT Connections Contributor Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons. With contributions from Marc McLarenGlobal Editor in Chief You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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