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New York Times word game puzzles released for August 17
Various New York Times word games, including Connections and Connections: Sports Edition, have released their daily puzzles and solutions for August 17, 2026.
The Connections puzzle for this date features categories involving video call platforms (Huddle, Meet, Teams, Zoom), spreadsheet features (Formula, Function, Macro, Script), first names of country music legends (Dolly, Johnny, Patsy, Willie), and words that begin with names of pets.
The Connections: Sports Edition, a collaboration between The New York Times and The Athletic, features categories such as words heard during a coin toss (Heads, Tails, Receive, Defer), synonyms for determined (Dogged, Driven, Intent, Tenacious), types of basketball passes (Bounce, Chest, Outlet, Pocket), and members of the Raiders Hall of Fame (Branch, Casper, Guy, Shell).
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Athletic produces the Connections: Sports Edition daily puzzle.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Connections: Sports Edition puzzle #692 features categories including abbreviated ACC schools, AFC West quarterbacks, Toronto Blue Jays players, and terms following the word 'defensive'.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The difficulty rating for puzzle #692 is 3 out of 5.