Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Friday, August 15 first appeared on Parade on Aug 15, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared. Jackson originally filed the challenge in July 2024.

Connections first launched on the New York Times in June 2023. The premise is deceptively simple: Players have to find the thematic connection of four groups of four words ... without making more than four mistakes. Today’s Connections has categories about birds, bites and more.