NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Monday, August 18originally appeared onParade. Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Monday, August 18, 2025, you've come to the right place. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total. This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:Do your job. Green:Set your lineup. Blue:Stewie. Purple:Not blue or green. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:FUNCTION Green:FANTASY FOOTBALL MOVES Blue:TEAMS BREANNA STEWART HAS PLAYED FOR Purple:RED ____ If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #329 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day FUNCTION:ASSIGNMENT, DUTY, POSITION, ROLE FANTASY FOOTBALL MOVES:ADD, DROP, SIT, START TEAMS BREANNA STEWART HAS PLAYED FOR:LIBERTY, STORM, UCONN, USA RED ____:BULLS, CARD, GRANGE, RAIDERS Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there. Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles. Related: Old Navy's Best-Selling Everyday Men's Staple is a '10/10' Wardrobe Upgrade NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Monday, August 18first appeared on Parade on Aug 18, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Aug 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
