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I have a complaint about the yellow group in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle: How can a word be synonymous with itself? This will make sense once you play today’s game. If you’re having trouble solving the puzzle 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: Helps to be tall.
Green group index: They are used to winning.
Blue group index: Hoops players.
Purple group index: Clues relating to a player.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Synonyms of Dunking.
Green Group: Teams with more than 5 NBA titles.
Blue group: Nicknames of NBA Finals players.
Purple group: Associated with Jalen Brunson.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by June 3, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is dunk synonyms. The four answers are dunk, jam, slam and all that.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams with more than 5 NBA titles. The four answers are the Bulls, Celtics, Lakers and Spurs.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NBA Finals player nicknames. The four answers are Deuce, Kat, Swipa and Wemby.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with Jalen Brunson. The four answers are 11, ECF MVP, Knicks and Villanova.
