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Connections: Sports Edition is a fun challenge every day. I do better with certain topics than with others. Today, I was intrigued with the purple category, which is legendarily strange and sometimes a real stumper. I started to see a connection between three words — and there’s a hint there. But I was stymied for the fourth word. Here’s a big hint: Have you ever bowled three consecutive strikes? Did you know there’s a name for that term, and kind of a weird one? If you can find that term in the puzzle, you’ve got the purple category.
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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: Skate to win.
Green group hint: Light the torch.
Blue group hint: It’s coming home.
Purple group hint: Not one or two, but…
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Hockey statistics.
Green group: Summer Olympic sports.
Blue group: Last four men’s World Cup hosts.
Purple group: Events or plays that involve three of something.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for Dec. 11, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is hockey statistics. The four answers are assists, goals, plus/minus and saves.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Summer Olympic sports. The four answers are fencing, golf, handball and rowing.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is last four men’s World Cup hosts. The four answers are Brazil, Qatar, Russia and South Africa.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is events or plays that involve three of something. The four answers are hat trick, strikeout, triathlon and turkey.
