Connections: Sports Edition challenges sports fans with categories spanning everything from the Olympics and NFL to the WNBA and Premier League soccer.
Read on for hints and the answers to help solve today's puzzle.
Hints and Answers
Yellow group hint: Hockey champs.
Green group hint: Hoops groups.
Blue group hint: Sir Purr.
Purple group hint: Batter, batter, swing!
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Last four franchises to win Stanley Cup.
Green group: NBA divisions.
Blue group: Carolina Panthers.
Purple group: ____ hitter.
Detailed Breakdown
The theme is last four franchises to win Stanley Cup.
The four answers are Carolina, Colorado, Florida and Vegas.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is NBA divisions.
The four answers are Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Southwest.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Carolina Panthers.
The four answers are Horn, Hubbard, Tremble and Young.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ hitter.
The four answers are leadoff, outside, pinch and switch.
Toughest Categories
The puzzle difficulty varies depending on which sports you follow most closely.
Examples of past challenging categories include:
Serie A Clubs. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
WNBA MVPs. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
Premier League team nicknames. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.
Homophones of NBA player names. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.
