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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a blue category that I think is a real stumper, unless you’re familiar with one certain phrase. If you’re struggling 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: Splish-splash.
Green group hint: Hoopsters.
Blue group hint: Get in shape.
Purple group hint: Vroom-vroom.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Swim gear.
Green group: NBA player nicknames.
Blue group: HIIT.
Purple group: ____ car.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 19, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is swim gear. The four answers are cap, goggles, nose clip and suit.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is NBA player nicknames. The four answers are Book, Joker, Kat and Wemby.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is HIIT. The four answers are high, intensity, interval and training.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ car. The four answers are funny, Indy, rally and stock.
