Connections: Sports Edition — October 1, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from casual basketball games you'd play for fun, to things linked with one NFL team from Pittsburgh, to sports venues located in Texas, and finally to words that combine with "away" to form a new word.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is an informal basketball game played for fun, often one-on-one or in a group.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is strongly associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers football team.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is the name of a sports venue located in the state of Texas.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these words combines with "away" to form a new word — straightaway, fadeaway, giveaway, or breakaway.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Basketball Games
HORSE · AROUND THE WORLD · KNOCKOUT · 21
Associated With The Pittsburgh Steelers
TERRIBLE TOWEL · BLACK AND YELLOW · RENEGADE · THE BUS
Texas Sports Venues
KYLE FIELD · COTTON BOWL · DAIKIN PARK · ALAMODOME
_____Away
STRAIGHT · FADE · GIVE · BREAK
This puzzle by the numbers
- _____Away
- AROUND THE WORLD
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