Hints
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition may present a challenge even for seasoned players. Each category brings its own flavor of difficulty, but don’t worry—I’m here to guide you through it with some helpful hints!
Yellow group hint: Giddy up!
Green group hint: Catch the football.
Blue group hint: We want a pitcher.
Purple group hint: Vintage hoops teams.
Answers
Ready to jump straight to the solutions? Here are the answers for today’s puzzle, neatly categorized!
Yellow group: The theme focuses on distances in horse racing, with answers being: furlong, length, mile, and nose.
Green group: These relate to receiving routes for a running back: angle, flat, swing, and wheel.
Blue group: This category features pitchers expected to shine in the 2025 MLB All-Star game: Crochet, Fried, Gore, and Skenes.
Purple group: Finally, we have the original ABA teams, provided in the singular form: Chaparral, Colonel, Pacer, and Rocket.
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