Connections: Sports Edition answers for today
Today’s Sports Edition grid is a classic mix of straight sports language and sneaky wordplay. One set is all about making loud contact at the plate, another leans into a familiar color pairing across teams, a third points you north with a very specific airport code, and the last group is the kind of blank you can fill four different ways once the trick reveals itself.
Play the official game on the New York Times Connections page. Below: plain-text hints, one-word anchors, and a fully interactive practice grid.
Plain-text hints
🟨 Yellow: Whack it!
🟩 Green: Halloween colors.
🟦 Blue: The airport is YUL.
🟪 Purple: It's also a hat.
One-word anchor from each group
- 🟨 Yellow: HAMMER
- 🟩 Green: FLYERS
- 🟦 Blue: EXPOS
- 🟪 Purple: ROLLER
Practice Mode
Answers
🟨 Yellow – To hit a baseball hard
BELT, BLISTER, HAMMER, TATTOO
🟩 Green – Orange and black teams
BENGALS, FLYERS, GIANTS, OKLAHOMA STATE
🟦 Blue – Associated with Montreal
1976 OLYMPICS, CANADIENS, EXPOS, YOUPPI!
🟪 Purple – ____ derby
HOME RUN, KENTUCKY, MERSEYSIDE, ROLLER
