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Did you enjoy the New York Times Connections Puzzle? Now there is a new version of the game that focuses on sports related words. It’s just called Links: Sports Editionand we have advice and answers.
For now, the game is in beta, meaning the Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s Games app. You can play it every day for the next few weeks for free — and then we’ll have to see if it sticks.
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How to play Connections: Sports Edition
The rules are almost the same as the regular game. You are given 16 words and you have to put them into four groups that are somehow related. The main difference is that all the words and categories have some kind of sports connection. Sometimes the categories seem obvious, but the game tries to trick you by using sports-related words that can fit into more than one group. All four groups of words have different levels of difficulty. Yellow is the easiest and purple is the hardest, but you won’t know which color group is which until you solve the puzzle.
But you don’t have to be obsessed with sports to solve Connections: Sports Edition, although it helps to know a little about a bunch of different sports and athletes. Words may include player names, team names, or sports-related activities.
Tips for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four tips for grouping in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow Group Tip: Cold weather activity.
Green Group Tip: Click on the links.
Blue Group Tip: Guard, for the British.
Purple Group Tip: lumber!
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Winter sports.
Green Group: Golf wedges.
Blue Group: Sports with a goalkeeper.
Purple group: Things that fall apart.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The Complete NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle for December 1, 2024
The yellow words in today’s links
The theme is winter sports. The four answers are bobsleigh, curling, skiing and snowboarding.
The green words in today’s relationships
The subject is golf wedges. The four answers are gap, lob, pitching and sand.
The blue words in today’s relationships
The theme is goalkeeper sports. The four answers are hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo.
Purple words in today’s relationships
The theme is things that fall apart. The four answers are Boxer, Pin, Pole and Punch.
