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Enjoying New York Times Connection puzzles? There’s a new version of the game that focuses on sports-related words. It’s simply called “Connections: Sports Edition,” and it has hints and answers.
At the moment, the game is in beta, meaning the Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s gaming app. You can play for free every day for the next few weeks, but after that you’ll have to see if you can continue playing.
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How to play Connections: Sports Edition
The rules are almost the same as the regular game. You will be given 16 words and asked to categorize them into four groups that are connected in some way. The main difference is that all the words and categories are tied to some kind of sport. Sometimes the categories may seem obvious, but the game tries to trick you by using sports-related words that fit into multiple groups. And the four groups of words have different levels of difficulty. Yellow is the easiest and purple is the most difficult, but you won’t know which color group is which until you solve the puzzle.
You don’t need to be a sports fan to solve Connections: Sports Edition, but it helps to know a little about different sports and athletes. Words may include player names, team names, and sports-related activities.
Today’s Connection Tip: Sports Edition Group
Here are four grouping tips for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzles, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the more difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow Group Hint: Rocky.
Green Group Hint: Where the wind blows across the plains.
Blue group tip: Hamilton hasn’t given up on his abilities…
Purple Group Hint: Billy Joel tried to fight it.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition group answers
Yellow group: Boxing term.
Green group: Oklahoma State QB.
Blue group: ____ shot.
Purple Group: Athletes mentioned in “We Didn’t Start The Fire.”
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
Completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for October 26, 2024.
Screenshot by NYT/CNET
Today’s connection yellow word
The theme is boxing terminology. The answer is hook, jab, knockdown, and uppercut.
today’s connection green word
The theme is Oklahoma State QB. The answer is Bradford, Hurts, Mayfield, and Murray.
Today’s Connection Blue Words
The theme is ____shot. There are four answers: cheap, jump, long, and slap.
Today’s Connections purple word
The theme is the athlete mentioned in the song “We Didn’t Start The Fire.” The answer is Campanella, DiMaggio, Mantle, and Marciano.
