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Connections: Sports Edition felt kind of easy today. The purple group is as weird as ever, but if you get the other three, you don’t even have to worry about that category. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut 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 continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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: Nike makes it.
Green group hint: Stationary bike.
Blue group hint: Bills are in this group.
Purple group hint: Fishermen use these.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Athletic footwear.
Green group: Gym equipment.
Blue group: AFC East teams.
Purple group: Things with nets.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 20, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is athletic footwear. The four answers are boots, cleats, sneakers and spikes.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is gym equipment. The four answers are elliptical, medicine ball, rowing machine and treadmill.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is AFC East teams. The four answers are Buffalo, Miami, New England and New York.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things with nets. The four answers are basketball hoop, Brooklyn, soccer goal, tennis courts.
