Hints
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition poses an exciting challenge with creative categories that make puzzle-solving both fun and rewarding. If you’re looking for a bit of guidance, we’ve got you covered with hints for each grouping, starting from the easier yellow group to the more complex purple group.
Yellow group hint: Think of the home of the iconic 500 race.
Green group hint: This category revolves around basketball games.
Blue group hint: Reflect on teams from the Great White North.
Purple group hint: The answers in this group sound like names of stars.
Answers
Ready to unveil the complete answers for today’s puzzle? Here they are, organized by color group:
Yellow group: Butler, Colts, Fever, Pacers—these represent Indianapolis teams.
Green group: The answers 21, Around the World, HORSE, and Knockout are all basketball games.
Blue group: Look to Alouettes, Elks, Roughriders, and Stampeders for CFL teams.
Purple group: This group features homophones of Super Bowl MVPs: breeze (Drew Brees), cup (Cooper Kupp), foals (Nick Foles), and swan (Lynn Swann).
As players dive into today’s Connections, reactions have been mixed but mostly positive. Many fans appreciated the cleverness of the categories, especially the challenge that the purple group presented. If you ever feel stuck, remember that taking a break and returning with fresh eyes can often lead to those “aha!” moments.