NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 16, 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 puzzle from The New York Times is a word game that challenges players to find common connections between 16 words. The game, which can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices, draws inspiration from popular word games like Wordle and Mahjong. Players must group the words into four sets of four, each with a distinct theme.
The puzzle resets each day at midnight, with the difficulty increasing as the game progresses. There are four categories of words to choose from, each color-coded for easier identification: yellow for easier, green, blue, and purple for the most challenging. The categories for today's puzzle are: Worn After an Injury, Basketball Defenses, John___, and ___Year.
The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #723 is: BRACE, CAST, SLING, SPLINT for Worn After an Injury; MAN, PRESS, TRAP, ZONE for Basketball Defenses; ELWAY, STERLING, WALL, WOODEN for John_; and CAREER, CONTRACT, REBUILDING, ROOKIE for ___Year.
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