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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, 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: I got this.
Green group hint: Recent rings.
Blue group hint: Dallas, this one’s for you.
Purple group hint: Not a pass, but…
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Haul in.
Green group: Last 4 teams to win a Super Bowl.
Blue group: “How bout them Cowboys?”
Purple group: Kick.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 4, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is haul in. The four answers are catch, grab, snag and snatch.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is last 4 teams to win a Super Bowl. The four answers are Buccaneers, Chiefs, Eagles and Rams.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is “How ’bout them Cowboys?” The four answers are bout, Cowboys, how and them.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is kick. The four answers are drop, onside, place and squib.
