NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 12, 2026
Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
Today's Connections: Sports Edition on the New York Times is designed to be more approachable for baseball enthusiasts. This variant of the popular word game challenges users to identify the common link between 16 words, which are divided into four themed categories. The game resets daily at midnight, with each set of words growing progressively more difficult.
Hints and strategies are provided to assist players in finding these connections. In the absence of those who prefer a guided solution, here are the correct answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition #688.
The "Fake a Foul" category includes: ACT, DIVE, EMBELLISH, and FLOP. Next, "Mononymic Athletes" are represented by ICHIRO, LEBRON, SERENA, and TIGER. The "Comes Before Catch" category consists of BASKET, CONTESTED, FAIR, and SHOESTRING. Lastly, the "Pitchers Dealt Ahead of This Year's MLB Trade Deadline" feature EARLY, RAY, SKUBAL, and WEAVER.
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