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You had fun New York Times Connections Puzzle? Now there’s a new version of the game that focuses on sports-related words. It’s simply called Links: sports editionand we have suggestions and answers.
For now, the game is in beta, which means the Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s Games app. You can play it every day for the next few weeks for free, and then we’ll have to see if it holds up.
Read more: The NYT has a connections game for sports fans. I tried it
How to play Connections: Sports Edition
The rules are more or less the same as the normal game. You are given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are related in some way. The main difference is that all words and categories have some sort of sporting connection. Sometimes the categories seem obvious, but the game tries to trick you by using sports-related words that can fit into more than one group. And the four groups of words have different difficulty levels. Yellow is the easiest and purple the hardest, but you won’t know which color group it is until you solve the puzzle.
But you don’t have to be a sports obsessive to crack Connections: Sports Edition, although it can be helpful to know a little about a lot of different sports and athletes. Words might include player names, team names, or sports-related activities.
Today’s Connection Tips: Sports Edition Groups
Here are four suggestions for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Tip for the yellow group: Get out of here!
Tip for the green group: Christopher Cross sang about it.
Tip for the blue group: Throw it there.
Tip for the purple group: Timberlake is one, outside of sports.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Remove from game.
Green group: Parts of a sailboat.
Blue group: Cy Young Award winners.
Purple group: The famous Justin.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for December 5, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme has been removed from the game. The four responses are bench, shoot, substitution and substitution.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is parts of a sailboat. The four answers are hull, jib, mast and rudder.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Cy Young Award winners. The four answers are Cole, Sale, Skubal and Snell.
The words purple in today’s Connections
The theme is the famous Justins. The four answers are Herbert, Jefferson, Morneau, and Verlander.
