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The New York Times has rolled out a sports-themed edition of its popular word puzzle game Connections, developed in partnership with The Athletic. Today’s puzzle, numbered 702 for August 26, 2026, may prove particularly approachable for enthusiasts of University of Texas athletics.
Like its predecessor, Connections: Sports Edition challenges players to identify common themes linking four words from a selection of 16. The game presents four distinct categories, each color-coded by difficulty level from yellow (easiest) through green, blue, and purple (hardest). Players have up to four mistakes before the puzzle ends. Successfully identifying all four words in a category removes them from play, and participants can shuffle the board to spot connections more easily.
Today’s puzzle features four thematic groupings: vulnerable physical weaknesses, renowned international cycling competitions, references connected to the University of Texas, and words that begin with National Football League team names when written in singular form. The solutions include terms related to achilles’ heels and defects, major European cycling events, Longhorn-affiliated imagery and mascot references, and wordplay incorporating NFL team names.
Like Wordle, Connections resets daily with increasingly challenging puzzles. Players can share their results on social media, and new puzzles arrive each day for continued gameplay.
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Originally reported by Mashable →
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