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Connections: Sports Edition can be a killer, but today wasn’t super hard. I can’t say that I knew what the category name was for each color category, but I had a sense of which words matched up where. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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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: Are you really hurt?
Green group hint: Don’t pass the ball.
Blue group hint: Fight for a medal.
Purple group hint: Phrase with a word similar to “hat.”
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Fake a foul
Green group: Football running plays
Blue group: Olympic combat sports
Purple group: ____ cap
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 13, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is fake a foul. The four answers are act, dive, embellish and flop.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is football running plays. The four answers are blast, counter, off-tackle and sweep.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Olympic combat sports. The four answers are boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ cap. The four answers are baseball, rally, salary and swim.
