Puzzle Overview

The yellow and green categories offer an accessible start for today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition, while the purple group provides a more straightforward challenge than usual.

Hints for Today's Groups

Yellow group hint: Scoring in hoops.

Green group hint: Meet me in...

Blue group hint: Cheeseheads root for them.

Purple group hint: Not red or yellow.

Group Answers Summary

Yellow group: Basketball shots.

Green group: St. Louis teams.

Blue group: Packers wide receivers, past and present.

Purple group: Blue ____.

The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for Oct. 21, 2026.

Yellow Category

The theme centers around basketball shots.

The four solutions are alley-oop, dunk, fadeaway, and free throw.

Green Category

The theme focuses on St. Louis sports teams.

The four solutions are Billikens, Blues, Cardinals, and St. Louis City.

Blue Category

The theme highlights Green Bay Packers wide receivers, past and present.

The four solutions are Adams, Driver, Golden, and Nelson.

Purple Category

The theme is phrases starting with blue.

The four solutions are Devils, Jackets, Jays, and Line.