Hints
Today’s NYT Connections Puzzle presents a fun challenge with its Sports Edition theme. This puzzle is packed with clever wordplay, especially in the more difficult purple category. For those warming up to the puzzle, here are some hints for each grouping.
Yellow group hint: Think about a way to catch fish.
Green group hint: Consider the various outcomes of a player stealing a base.
Blue group hint: Remember some key figures from the Chicago Bears roster.
Purple group hint: Look at Major League Soccer teams with a twist on their names.
Answers
If you’re ready for the full answers, here’s what each category reveals:
Yellow group: The theme here is fishing terms: bobber, hook, lure, and reel.
Green group: Focused on baserunning outcomes, the answers are: pickle, pickoff, steal, and tag.
Blue group: Members of the Chicago Bears compose this category, featuring: Kmet, Loveland, Sweat, and Swift.
Purple group: This tricky group plays with names of MLS teams with letters shifted. The answers are: founders (for Sounders), hire (for Fire), limbers (for Timbers), and onion (for Union).
Engaging with the NYT Connections today reveals a blend of sports knowledge and linguistic creativity, making for an entertaining challenge. Happy puzzling!