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Connections: Sports Edition isn’t too tough today — a rare thing for this puzzle, which usually stumps me. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Jumping jack is one.
Green group hint: Do your job.
Blue group hint: Think Rawlings.
Purple group hint: Parent of your parent.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Exercises, in singular form.
Green group: Work hard.
Blue group: Materials in a baseball.
Purple group: Grand ____
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 31, 2025, #250.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is exercises, in singular form. The four answers are crunch, plank, situp and squat.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is work hard. The four answers are grind, labor, strain and toil.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is materials in a baseball. The four answers are cork, leather, rubber and yarn.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is grand ____. The four answers are canyon, prix, slam and stand.
