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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough. How well do you know your Premier League teams? 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: Hoop it up.
Green group hint: Soccer, but singular.
Blue group hint: Through the goalposts.
Purple group hint: Neigh! Giddy-up!
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Basketball actions.
Green group: Premier League nicknames, minus the S.
Blue group: NFL kickers.
Purple group: Words followed by “horse.”
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 25, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball actions. The four answers are dribble, pass, pivot and shoot.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Premier League nicknames, minus the S. The four answers are Bee, Gunner, Spur and Toffee.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL kickers. The four answers are Bass, Koo, Lutz and Moody.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is words followed by “horse.” The four answers are charley, dark, race and work.
