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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a bit of a mix. I enjoyed the blue and purple categories today. 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: Get the gold medal.
Green group index: National capital.
Blue group index: Like McCartney.
Purple group index: Join a bowling alley ____.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Summer Olympic sports.
Green group: DC schools.
Blue group: Pauls.
Purple group: ____ league.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Summer Olympic Sports. The four answers are fencing, golf, judo and rugby.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is DC schools. The four answers are American, George Washington, Georgetown and Howard.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Pauls. The four answers are Coffey, George, Molitor and Skenes.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ league. The four answers are cactus, G, grapefruit and little.
