NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 20, 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 NYT Connections: Sports Edition presents a moderately challenging puzzle for sports enthusiasts. The game, which can be played online or on mobile devices, requires players to identify four words related by a common theme among sixteen presented words. The categories, each with its own color-coded difficulty level, include London Soccer Clubs, Houston Sports Stars, Can Come Before Count, and NHL Goal Songs.
Hints for this particular edition suggest focusing on English Premier League teams, notable Houston sports figures, counting methods, and NHL anthem songs. Players have four mistakes to make before the game ends, and successful completion allows words to be removed from the board. The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #696 includes Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Fulham, and Tottenham for the London Soccer Clubs category, among others.
For those who find the sport-related hints challenging, there are additional clues provided, along with the assurance that new puzzles will be available tomorrow.
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