diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/coordinator.py b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/coordinator.py
index 3b695574750..5e88a5dd92a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/coordinator.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class NYTGamesData:
 
     wordle: Wordle
     spelling_bee: SpellingBee | None
-    connections: Connections
+    connections: Connections | None
 
 
 class NYTGamesCoordinator(DataUpdateCoordinator[NYTGamesData]):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/manifest.json
index 1cdc5988e38..a2cd5629ed1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/manifest.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/nyt_games",
   "integration_type": "service",
   "iot_class": "cloud_polling",
-  "requirements": ["nyt_games==0.4.2"]
+  "requirements": ["nyt_games==0.4.3"]
 }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/sensor.py
index 6e19a4c21dc..57759fb354d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/sensor.py
@@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
             NYTGamesSpellingBeeSensor(coordinator, description)
             for description in SPELLING_BEE_SENSORS
         )
-    entities.extend(
-        NYTGamesConnectionsSensor(coordinator, description)
-        for description in CONNECTIONS_SENSORS
-    )
+    if coordinator.data.connections is not None:
+        entities.extend(
+            NYTGamesConnectionsSensor(coordinator, description)
+            for description in CONNECTIONS_SENSORS
+        )
 
     async_add_entities(entities)
 
@@ -236,4 +237,5 @@ class NYTGamesConnectionsSensor(ConnectionsEntity, SensorEntity):
     @property
     def native_value(self) -> StateType | date:
         """Return the state of the sensor."""
+        assert self.coordinator.data.connections is not None
         return self.entity_description.value_fn(self.coordinator.data.connections)
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index ceaca0d9ef8..a7ad2d6e3a4 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ numato-gpio==0.13.0
 numpy==1.26.4
 
 # homeassistant.components.nyt_games
-nyt_games==0.4.2
+nyt_games==0.4.3
 
 # homeassistant.components.oasa_telematics
 oasatelematics==0.3
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index fcb21778c5a..56f86b73f54 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ numato-gpio==0.13.0
 numpy==1.26.4
 
 # homeassistant.components.nyt_games
-nyt_games==0.4.2
+nyt_games==0.4.3
 
 # homeassistant.components.google
 oauth2client==4.1.3