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Connections: Sports Edition was a fun one for me today. The purple category plays off the city that I live in (hint: it’s rainy and musical). Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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: Drop the puck
Green group hint: Words on sports venues
Blue group hint: Like Mr. Danza
Purple group hint: Space Needle
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: NHL teams
Green group: Words used in MLB stadium names
Blue group: Tonys
Purple group: Seattle ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for March 2, 2025, #160.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is NHL teams. The four answers are Avalanche, Flyers, Penguins and Sharks.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is words used in MLB stadium names. The four answers are Centre, Field, Park and Stadium.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Tonys. The four answers are Gwynn, Hawk, Reali and Romo.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Seattle ____. The four answers are Kraken, Reign, Slew and Supersonics.
