It’s another Connections Sports Edition that leans hard into the “all-symbols” vibe—great if you like pattern-finding, a little gnarly if you’re waiting for word clues to do the heavy lifting. If you’re working your way through and want a nudge, the category themes today revolve around recognizable teams… plus a pair that’s a bit sneakier than it looks.
If you want Connections puzzle-solving help, a good approach is to sort entries by “looks-like-a-name” first (major franchises, obvious nicknames), then go hunting for the odd ones that break your initial assumptions.
Hints
Yellow (easiest): Beantown.
Green: Hoops champs.
Blue: The color of this category.
Purple (toughest): It’s not easy being this color.
One key thing to watch for: the purple category isn’t just “teams with a color in the name.” It mixes people and teams in a way that rewards having the right mental model for sports nicknames.
Answers
Yellow — Boston teams: Bruins, Patriots, Red Sox, Revolution.
Green — Last four NBA champions: Celtics, Nuggets, Thunder, Warriors.
Blue — “Blue” teams: Blue Devils, Blue Jackets, Blue Jays, Blues.
Purple — “Green” teams and players: Draymond Green, Green Bay, Green Wave, Mean Green.
As a final tip: if you spot one “Green” entry that’s a person name, don’t assume the rest will be just franchises—you’ll want to stay alert for a second kind of sports reference (like schools or nicknames) that can fit the same color logic.
