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today Connections: Sports Edition is good for me through the yellow and green categories. But blue and purple is another story altogether. Read on for clues 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 groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group hints: Plan your attack
Green group hint: Mitt
Blue group hint: Hoops stars
Purple group hint: Play a…
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: X's and O's
Green group: Parts of a baseball glove
Blue team: WNBA MVPS
Purple team: Game ____
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What are the answers in Connections: Sports Edition today?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 21, 2025.
The yellow words in Connections today
The theme is X's and O's. The four answers are playbook, scheme, strategy and tactics.
The green words in Connections today
The theme is parts of a baseball glove. The four answers are toe, heel, pocket and webbing.
The blue words in Connections today
The theme is WNBA MVPS. The four answers are Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
The purple words in Connections today
The theme is game ____. The four answers are breaker, day, plan and winner.
