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Connections: Sports Edition is coming out of beta 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 be continuing to publish it. It won't show up in the NYT Games app, but in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
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: Flexible
Green group hint: Big Apple jocks
Blue group hint: Fore!
Purple group hint: Stadiums for less-than-ideal climates
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Agile
Green group: New York athlete
Blue group: Golfer nicknames
Purple group: ____ dome
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 4, 2025, #134.
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is agile. The four answers are athletic, limber, lithe and sprightly.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is New York athlete. The four answers are Islander, Jet, Knick and Yankee.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is golfer nicknames. The four answers are Fuzzy, Golden Bear, Lefty and Tiger.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ dome. The four answers are astro, king, metro and super.
Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.
That said, it's hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.
#1: Homophones of NBA player names, Jan. 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.
#2: WNBA MVPs, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
#3: Premier League team nicknames, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.