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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. The yellow and green aren’t too difficult, but then you’re faced with eight names, and you’ve got to determine their connections. 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: Smart, skilled.
Green group hint: Let’s make a …
Blue group hint: Name similar to Mark.
Purple group hint: First-year-hoopsters.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Shrewd.
Green group: Transaction.
Blue group: Famous athletes named Marcus.
Purple group: WNBA rookies.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is shrewd. The four answers are canny, clever, crafty and savvy.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is transaction. The four answers are deal, swap, trade and transfer.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is famous athletes named Marcus. The four answers are Allen, Rashford, Smart and Stroman.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is WNBA rookies. The four answers are Bueckers, Citron, Iriafen and Rivers.
