Connections: Sports Edition – A Fresh Take on the NYT Word Game for Sports Aficionados

Connections: Sports Edition marks the newest addition to The New York Times’ beloved word puzzle series, tailored specifically for sports fans. Similar to the original Connections, the challenge is to pinpoint the shared link among groups of four words. Like Wordle, a new puzzle drops each day at midnight, with the level of difficulty escalating daily.

If you’re seeking today’s solution, feel free to navigate to the bottom. However, if you’d prefer to tackle it on your own, we have some handy tips and strategies to assist you.

What Is Connections: Sports Edition?

This innovative daily puzzle results from a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic, the Times’ specialized sports news source. Connections: Sports Edition can be enjoyed on both desktop and mobile platforms.

Each game introduces players to 16 words. The aim is to categorize them into four sets of four, with every set revolving around a unique theme. These themes can span from sports statistics to team mascots, and while many words may appear to belong together, only one arrangement is correct.

When you successfully group four words, those terms vanish from the grid. But watch out—every wrong guess is counted as an error, and you have a limit of four before the game concludes.

To aid in spotting patterns, players can shuffle the word layout. Each group also varies in difficulty: yellow represents the simplest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Much like Wordle, players can share their outcomes on social media platforms.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition – Hints

Looking for a gentle push in the right direction without full disclosure? Here are some category hints to kickstart your search:

– Yellow: Deflecting the ball
– Green: Data in football
– Blue: Baseball team characters
– Purple: In charge of popular football teams

Today’s Categories Uncovered

Still puzzled? Here are the actual categories for today’s challenge:

– Yellow: Prevent a goal
– Green: Stats for a running back
– Blue: MLB mascots
– Purple: Homophones of NFL head coaches

Spoiler Alert: Today’s Solution

Eager to discover the answers? Here’s the solution to today’s Connections: Sports Edition #226:

– Prevent a goal: BLOCK, PARRY, SAVE, STOP
– Stats for a running back: ATTEMPTS, FUMBLES, TOUCHDOWNS, YARDS
– MLB mascots: BLOOPER, MR. MET, ORBIT, WALLY
– Homophones of NFL head coaches: BOWLS, CAROL, READ, TAILOR

Didn’t succeed this time? No need to fret—there’s a new puzzle each day, and we’ll return with more hints and solutions to assist you.

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Also enjoying NYT Strands? We have today’s hints and solutions available for that as well.

Missed yesterday’s Connections? You can access the prior solution here.