Puzzle Overview

Here are the answers for today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Tuesday, Nov. 3. The blue category requires you to recognize some surnames that are also common nouns. Read on for hints and the answers.

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group hint: Strength.

Green group hint: Kept in a first-aid kit.

Blue group hint: They head up hoops teams.

Purple group hint: Part of a house.

Group Solutions

Yellow group: Fortitude.

Green group: Supplies for an athletic trainer.

Blue group: Men’s college basketball coaches.

Purple group: ____ room.

The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle #771 for Nov. 3, 2026.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is fortitude.

The four answers are grit, guts, mettle and moxie.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is supplies for an athletic trainer.

The four answers are bandages, ice pack, pre-wrap and tape.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is men’s college basketball coaches.

The four answers are (Scott) Drew, (Mark) Few, (Matt) Painter and (Bill) Self.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ room.

The four answers are dressing, film, locker and weight.