Connections Sports Edition: A New Word Game for Sports Enthusiasts
Connections: Sports Edition, a new version of the popular New York Times word game, challenges sports fans worldwide. Like the original Connections, the goal is to find the "common threads between words."
Understanding Connections Sports Edition
A collaboration between the NYT and The Athletic, Connections can be played on web browsers and mobile devices. Players must group four words that share a common connection. The words can range from book titles to country names.
Each puzzle features 16 words grouped into four categories. Guessing all four words in a set correctly removes them from the board. However, incorrect guesses count as mistakes. Players have a limit of four mistakes before the game ends.
The board can be rearranged and shuffled for easier identification of connections. Each set is color-coded for difficulty: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple.
Hints for Today's Connections Sports Edition
Yellow: What different athletes play on?
Green: 10 pins
Blue: Important to the Super Bowl outcome
Purple: Baseball positions and players
Today's Connections Sports Edition Categories
- Yellow: Playing surface
- Green: Bowling terms
- Blue: Super Bowl LIX TD scorers
- Purple: Fielders
Solution to Today's Connections Sports Edition
- Playing surface: FIELD, GROUNDS, PITCH, TURF
- Bowling terms: BUMPER, GUTTER, LANE, POCKET
- Super Bowl LIX TD scorers: DEJEAN, HURTS, SMITH, WORTHY
- Fielders: CATCHER, CECIL, PRINCE, SHORTSTOP
Don't be discouraged if you don't solve it this time. New Connections puzzles appear every day, offering ample opportunities to exercise your brain.
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