Puzzle Overview

Find the answers for today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Wednesday, Nov. 4. The purple category involves word manipulation for an entertaining challenge.

Hints for Today's Connections: Sports Edition Groups

Yellow group hint: Baseball rarity.

Green group hint: Fore!

Blue group hint: These all follow the same word.

Purple group hint: Here's the wind-up...

Answers for Today's Connections: Sports Edition Groups

Yellow group: Parts of a cycle.

Green group: Golf wedges.

Blue group: Line ____.

Purple group: Baseball pitches, with the first letter changed.

Detailed Solutions

The theme is parts of a cycle.

The four answers are double, home run, single, and triple.

The Green Words in Today's Connections

The theme is golf wedges.

The four answers are gap, lob, pitching, and sand.

The Blue Words in Today's Connections

The theme is line ____.

The four answers are change, drive, judge, and out.

The Purple Words in Today's Connections

The theme is baseball pitches, with the first letter changed.

The four answers are butter (cutter), corkball (forkball), glider (slider), and tinker (sinker).