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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has a tough purple category, but what else is new? If you’re not familiar with a certain basketball player’s life story, the blue group could also be tricky. 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: Golden Gate.
Green group hint: Score!
Blue group hint: Sir Charles.
Purple group hint: Match-ups.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Bay Area teams.
Green group: Touchdown.
Blue group: Teams Charles Barkley played for.
Purple group: ____-to-____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 13, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Bay Area teams. The four answers are 49ers, Sharks, Valkyries and Warriors.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is touchdown. The four answers are 6, paydirt, TD and tuddy.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams Charles Barkley played for. The four answers are 76ers, Auburn, Rockets and Suns.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____-to-____. The four answers are day, head, man and toe.
