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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition pays tribute to the Winter Olympics. The purple category is difficult, as always – and today it expects you to hunt down words hidden within longer words. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Lillehammer is another.
Green group index: Great White North.
Blue group index: Think of Chloe Kim.
Purple group index: Search for a hidden word.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Former hosts of the Winter Olympics.
Green Group: Men’s hockey players of Canada.
Blue group: Snowboarding terms.
Purple group: Ends with winter sports equipment.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by February 15, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is past hosts of the Winter Olympics. The four answers are Albertville, Chamonix, Oslo and St. Moritz.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Canadian men’s hockey players. The four answers are Celebrini, Crosby, Marner and McDavid.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is snowboarding terms. The four answers are Cork, Frontside, Goofy and McTwist.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme ends with winter sports equipment. The four answers are stingy, baguette, Lipinski and milestone.