Are you ready to add a new game to your daily routine? For those of us who are already hooked on word games like Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword from The New York Times, there’s a new addition to the lineup: Connections Sports Edition.
If you’re looking for hints and answers for today’s Connections Sports Edition puzzle for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, you’ve come to the right place.
Connections Sports Edition is a sports-specific version of the regular Connections word puzzle game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day. With 16 different words listed, your challenge is to figure out groups of four words that belong to specific categories. This new version is a collaboration between The New York Times and The Athletic, where you have to group sports terms that share a common thread.
For today’s puzzle on February 17, 2026, here are some hints about the four categories to help you solve the word groupings:
Yellow: Get the gold medal.
Green: Nation’s capital.
Blue: Like McCartney.
Purple: Join a bowling ____.
And here are today’s actual Connections Sports Edition categories:
Yellow: SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS
Green: DC SCHOOLS
Blue: PAULS
Purple: ____ LEAGUE
Don’t worry if you didn’t get them all this time, we’ve all been there. Keep on trying!
The answers to today’s Connections Sports Edition #512 are:
SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS: FENCING, GOLF, JUDO, RUGBY
DC SCHOOLS: AMERICAN, GEORGE WASHINGTON, GEORGETOWN, HOWARD
PAULS: COFFEY, GEORGE, MOLITOR, SKENES
____ LEAGUE: CACTUS, G, GRAPEFRUIT, LITTLE
Stay tuned for more fun word games and puzzles to engage your brain each day!
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