Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 9, #77
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have you ever enjoyed New York Times Connect Puzzle? Now there’s a new version of the game that focuses on sports-related words. it is simply called Connection:Sports Editionwe have tips and answers.
Currently, the game is in beta, which means The New York Times is testing it to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s gaming app. You can play it for free every day for the next few weeks – and then we’ll see if it holds up.
Read more: The New York Times hosts a connect game for sports fans. I tried
How to play Wired: Sports Edition
The rules are almost the same as the regular game. You are given 16 words and asked to sort them into four groups that are related to each other in some way. The main difference is that all words and categories have some sort of sports collocation. Sometimes the categories seem obvious, but the game tries to trick you by using sports-related words, which can be divided into multiple groups. And the difficulty of the four groups of words is different. 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 a sports fan to play Connections: Sports Edition, although it helps to know a few different sports and athletes. These words may include player names, team names, or sports-related activities.
Today’s Hookup Tip: Sports Edition Group
Here are four tips grouped in today’s Connect: Sports Edition puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group tips: The score is 2-2.
Green group tips: A song by Lady Gaga.
Blue group tips: Catch that ball!
Purple group tips: Gophs are another.
Today’s Connected Answers: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: Dead heat.
Green group: Poker variant.
Blue group: NFL wide receiver.
Purple group: Colloquial nickname for CFB.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Common Letters in English Words
What’s the answer on today’s WIRED: Sports Edition?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is Death Heat. The four answers are deadlock, draw, stalemate and draw.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is poker variant. The four answers are Hold’Em, Horse, Razz, and Stud.
blue words in today’s connection
The topic is NFL wide receivers. The four answers are Lamb, Lockett, St. Brown and Waddle.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme is CFB colloquial nicknames. The four answers are Hogs, Huskers, Noles and Vols.
