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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is fun. That purple category – phew, that’s a typical Connections puzzle. If you’re struggling but still want to solve the riddle, read on for tips and answers.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Group of players.
Green group index: Collegiate division.
Blue group index: Knock it out of the park.
Purple group index: You will find a hidden word in these four team names.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Club
Green group: ACC teams
Blue group: Hit hard, like a baseball
Purple group: Professional team names that end in another professional team name.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by October 26, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is club. The four answers are group, team, team and team.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is ACC teams. The four answers are Demon Deacons, Eagles, Hurricanes and Wolfpack.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is hit hard, like a baseball. The four answers are belt, club, mash and wallop.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is professional team names that end with another professional team name. The four answers are the Hornets, Red Wings, Seahawks and Vikings.
