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Connections: Sports Edition blends some unusual sports categories today, including gymnastics and surfing. 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.
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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 tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Think Nadia Comaneci or Bart Conner.
Green group hint: Not up to snuff.
Blue group hint: Jerry Rice’s numbers.
Purple group hint: Hang ten!
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Gymnastics apparatuses
Green group: Out of practice
Blue group: Stats for a wide receiver
Purple group: A surfer’s needs
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is gymnastics apparatuses. The four answers are beam, floor, pommel and vault.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is out of practice. The four answers are cold, deficient, rusty and sluggish.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is stats for a wide receiver. The four answers are catch, target, touchdown and yard.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is a surfer’s needs. The four answers are board, ocean, wax and wetsuit.