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Links: Sports Edition can be a killer, but today was not very difficult. I can't say I knew what the category name was for each color category, but I had a sense of which words matched where. Read on for hints and answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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Tips 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 difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Are you really hurt?
Green Group Tip: Don't pass the ball.
Blue Group Hint: Fight for a medal.
Purple group hint: A phrase with a word similar to “hat”.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: He faked a foul
Green Group: The football running game
Blue Group: Olympic combat sports
Purple Group: ____ hat
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for January 13, 2025.
Yellow words in today's relationships
The topic is fake foul. The four responses are act, dive, decorate and discard.
The green words in today's relationships
The topic is football plays. The four responses are blast, counter, shutdown, and wipeout.
Blue words in today's relationships
The theme is Olympic Combat Sports. The four answers are boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling.
Purple words in today's relationships
The topic is ____ hat. The four answers are baseball, rallying, salary and swimming.