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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has a green category aimed at New Yorkers, and a purple one that could test your ability to make random connections. 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: Genius!
Green group hint: Big Apple arenas.
Blue group hint: Tennis time.
Purple group hint: Kitchen meets sports.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Prodigy.
Green group: New York City sporting venues.
Blue group: US men to win Wimbledon.
Purple group: Sports terms on the dinner table.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 26, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is prodigy. The four answers are phenom, sensation, whiz and wunderkind.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is New York City sporting venues. The four answers are Barclays, Citi, MSG and Yankee.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is U.S. men to win Wimbledon. The four answers are Agassi, Ashe, McEnroe and Sampras.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is sports terms on the dinner table. The four answers are forkball, home plate, Stanley Cup and Super Bowl.
