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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. Some of the categories are fun, but oof, that purple group. 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.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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: Don’t do this!
Green group hint: Omaha, Omaha!
Blue group hint: Break in the action
Purple group hint: Shall we draw, or throw?
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Banned by baseball
Green group: Pre-snap football motions
Blue group: Used during a timeout
Purple group: Art but make it sports
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for March 7, 2025, #165.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is banned by baseball. The four answers are betting, corked bat, spitball and steroids.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is pre-snap football motions. The four answers are audible, hard count, motion and shift.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is used during a timeout. The four answers are chair, towel, water bottle and white board.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is art but make it sports. The four answers are draw play, gallery, pitch framing and the paint.
Quick tips for Connections: Sports Edition
#1: Don’t grab for the easiest group. For each word, think about other sports categories it might fit in – is this a word that can be used in football, or to describe scoring options?
#2: Second meanings are important. The puzzle loves to use last names and even college names that mean other things, to fool you into thinking they are words, not names.
#3: And the opposite is also true. Words like HURTS might seem like a regular word, but it’s also the last name of at least one pro athlete.
Source: CNET
