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The purple category in today’s Connections: Sports Edition isn’t as tough as usual if you can spot a certain letter pattern. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The New York Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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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 toughest (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Win a medal.
Green group hint: Get on the gridiron from your couch.
Blue group hint: He’s a QB.
Purple group hint: Two of the same letter in a row.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Summer Olympic sports.
Green group: Football video games.
Blue group: Associated with Joe Flacco.
Purple group: Contains a double I.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is summer Olympic sports. The four answers are sailing, soccer, sport climbing and swimming.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is football video games. The four answers are Backyard Football, Madden, NFL Blitz and Tecmo Bowl.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with Joe Flacco. The four answers are Delaware, elite, Ravens and Super Bowl MVP.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is contains a double I. The four answers are Embiid, Hawaii, skiing and Wii Sports.