Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle is quite difficult. This purple group lives up to its reputation of being almost impossible to solve. If you’re having trouble solving the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
Yellow group index: NFL Roles.
Green group index: Get your racket.
Blue group index: More than one point.
Purple group index: Watch how they end.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Football posts.
Green group: Tennis shot descriptors.
Blue group: Worth two points/runs.
Purple group: Ends with a number.
What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is football positions.
The four answers are guard, linebacker, running back and tight end.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is tennis shot descriptors.
The four responses are backhand, drop, slice and smash.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is worth two points/races.
The four answers are 2-point HR, layup, safety, and wrestling reversal.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme ends with a number.
The four answers are Conine (nine), end zone (one), heavyweight (eight) and Witten (ten).
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