Hints
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is here, and it’s a tricky one for puzzle enthusiasts! With the theme revolving around sports, you might find yourself stumped if you don’t spot the athlete names hiding among common words. If you need some direction, here are hints for each grouping, arranged from the easiest to the most challenging.
Yellow group hint: Think of football divisions.
Green group hint: These athletes catch the pigskin.
Blue group hint: Focus on college basketball stars.
Purple group hint: Consider teams that have made surprising runs in the NCAA tournament.
Answers
Now, let’s get into the answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition, broken down by their respective themes:
Yellow group: The theme is NFC East teams, and the answers are Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles, and Giants.
Green group: Centered around Hall of Fame wide receivers, the four are Bruce, Monk, Moss, and Rice.
Blue group: Stars in this year’s men’s NCAA tournament include Acuff, Boozer, Dybantsa, and Peat.
Purple group: Notable NCAA tournament Cinderellas are represented by Patriots, Peacocks, Ramblers, and Rams.
As players tackle the Connections puzzle, reactions are often lively. Many puzzle enthusiasts relish the challenge of connecting seemingly unrelated terms. A tip for future puzzles: always consider if any word could be a player’s last name—it might just lead you to a breakthrough!
