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🧩 Connections: Sports Edition – An Exciting Challenge for Sports Aficionados

The New York Times has added a sporty element to its well-loved word game with Connections: Sports Edition. Developed in partnership with The Athletic, this latest iteration is aimed at challenging the knowledge and cleverness of sports fans.

Similar to the original Connections game, the goal is to determine the shared link among groups of four words. Each day, players encounter 16 words that need to be arranged into four distinct categories. But be cautious—although many words might appear to fit together, there’s only one right answer.

Connections: Sports Edition refreshes every day at midnight, and akin to Wordle, the puzzles escalate in difficulty as the week unfolds. Whether you’re an expert player or just starting out, we have hints, strategies, and today’s solutions to assist you.

🎮 How to Engage with Connections: Sports Edition

Accessible on both web and mobile platforms, the game showcases a 4×4 grid of words. Your mission is to categorize them into four groups of four words sharing a common theme—these can include sports teams, similar names, or even stadiums.

You get up to four wrong guesses before the game concludes. To help you recognize patterns, you can rearrange the board. Each group is color-coded by level of difficulty:

– Yellow: Easiest
– Green: Intermediate
– Blue: Tough
– Purple: Most challenging

Once you’ve solved the puzzle, feel free to share your results on social media—just like with Wordle.

🧠 Need a Hint? Check Out These Clues for Today’s Puzzle

Looking for a little guidance without revealing the answers? Here are some category hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition:

– Yellow: To endure
– Green: Team mascots
– Blue: They share a first name
– Purple: Where you’d enjoy a hockey game

📊 Today’s Categories Disclosed

Still in a bind? Here are today’s actual categories for the puzzle:

– Yellow: Endure
– Green: NWSL Teams
– Blue: Joshes
– Purple: Initial Words of NHL Arena Names

🎉 Today’s Connections: Sports Edition Solutions (#220)

Here’s the comprehensive solution to today’s puzzle:

– Endure: OVERCOME, SURVIVE, WEATHER, WITHSTAND
– NWSL Teams: CURRENT, PRIDE, SPIRIT, WAVE
– Joshes: ALLEN, GIBSON, HART, JACOBS
– NHL Arena Names (Initial Words): AMALIE, BELL, CLIMATE, SCOTIABANK

If you didn’t manage to solve it today, don’t worry—there’s always tomorrow’s puzzle to anticipate. We’ll return with more hints and solutions to help sustain your streak.

🧩 Seeking More Games?

If you appreciate word and logic challenges, take a look at Mashable’s gaming section for Mahjong, Sudoku, crosswords, and more.

📅 Missed a Day?

Need to catch up? Here’s the solution for yesterday’s Connections puzzle.

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Whether you’re an avid sports enthusiast or just adore a good word game, Connections: Sports Edition offers a fun and demanding way to assess your knowledge. Best of luck, and enjoy puzzling!