Sports Connections Hints: Jan 27, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 27, 2026 (2026-01-27). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #699

Puzzle #699 · 2026-01-27 · sports

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #699 for 2026-01-27, edition sports, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: GROW EXHAUSTED, WEIGHT EXERCISES, AARON RODGERS TEAMS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

GROW EXHAUSTED
WEIGHT EXERCISES
AARON RODGERS TEAMS
FOUND IN NHL TEAM LOGOS

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

GROW EXHAUSTED

TIRE

FADE

WEAKEN

FATIGUE

WEIGHT EXERCISES

SQUAT

BENCH

DEADLIFT

CURL

AARON RODGERS TEAMS

NEW YORK

GREEN BAY

PITTSBURGH

CALIFORNIA

FOUND IN NHL TEAM LOGOS

WHEEL

OIL DROP

LONG ISLAND

MUSICAL NOTE

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.