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Connections: Sports Edition is tough every day, but I found today’s puzzle to be a tiny bit easier than usual. Team and athlete names are scattered throughout, so be sure to look for those. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Hoops info.
Green group hint: Fore!
Blue group hint: Honored athletes.
Purple group hint: Charm City.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Basketball stats, in singular form.
Green group: Golf shots.
Blue group: Hall of Fame wide receivers.
Purple group: Baltimore ____
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball stats, in singular form. The four answers are block, point, rebound and steal.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is golf shots. The four answers are bump-and-run, flop, hook and slice.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Hall of Fame wide receivers. The four answers are Bruce, Monk, Moss and Rice.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Baltimore ____. The four answers are Chop, Colts, Orioles and Ravens.
