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Tomorrow is the Super Bowl, but today’s Connections: Sports Edition is not all Big Game-themed. Still, there’s one dedicated football category and other clues are football-related. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
And you should know that 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 will appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it 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: Bunch of athletes
Green group hint: Accessories for a sport
Blue group hint: Fleet football players
Purple group hint: Same male name
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Group of players
Green group: Baseball equipment
Blue group: NFL running backs
Purple group: Jason ____
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports edition puzzle for Feb. 8, 2025 #138.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is group of players. The four answers are club, side, squad and team.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball equipment. The four answers are bat, cleats, glove and helmet.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL running backs. The four answers are Barkley, Cook, Henry and Swift.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Jason ____. The four answers are Day, Giambi, Kelce and Witten.
