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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition touches on a world-famous race that’s going on right now. I thought the purple group was unusually easy today, but read on for hints and the answers if you get stuck.
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: Make an appraisal.
Green group hint: Top-tier biking fashion.
Blue group hint: Go Tar Heels!
Purple group hint: Also known as.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Evaluate.
Green group: Tour de France jerseys.
Blue group: University of North Carolina alumni.
Purple group: First words of Big Ten nicknames.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is evaluate. The four answers are assess, grade, rate and scout.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Tour de France jerseys. The four answers are green, polka dot, white and yellow.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is University of North Carolina alumni. The four answers are Carter, Hamm, Jordan and Peppers.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is first words of Big Ten nicknames. The four answers are Fighting, Golden, Nittany and Scarlet.
