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I cleaned up on the purple category for today’s Connections: Sports Edition. Sports buffs who are also film fans should have the same experience. 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.
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: Time-related.
Green group hint: Drive to survive.
Blue group hint: Retired and revered.
Purple group hint: Yo, Adrian.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Interval.
Green group: F1 Grand Prix locations.
Blue group: 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class.
Purple group: Starts of boxing movies.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 27, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is interval. The four answers are period, spell, stint and stretch.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is F1 Grand Prix locations. The four answers are Abu Dhabi, Baku, Monaco and Monza.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class. The four answers are Allen, Parker, Sabathia and Suzuki.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starts of boxing movies. The four answers are Cinderella, Million, Raging and Rocky.
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