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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a real mix of categories, but the yellow one came easily to this Seahawks fan. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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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: Super Bowl champs’ division.
Green group hint: Baseball stats.
Blue group hint: Stars on ice.
Purple group hint: You wear it around your waist.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: NFC West teams.
Green group: “WHIP” in baseball.
Blue group: Hockey Hall of Famers.
Purple group: ____ belt.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 11, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFC West teams. The four answers are Arizona, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is “WHIP” in baseball. The four answers are hits, inning, pitched and walks.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Hockey Hall of Famers. The four answers are Bossy, Iginla, Orr and St. Louis.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ belt. The four answers are black, Brandon, sun and title.
