Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 17 #175
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Today’s contact tips: Sports Edition Group
Here are four tips for grouping in today’s connections: Sports Edition puzzles, rankings from the simplest yellow group to the tough (sometimes strange) purple group.
Yellow group tips: The Vikings and Seahawks are the others.
Green group tips: Cinderellas.
Blue group tips: Gophs and Dawg are the others.
Purple Group Tips: Husky stars.
Today’s contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow Group: NFL team, minus S.
Green Group: An unlikely winner.
Blue Group: Universal nickname for the university team.
Purple Group: UCONN basketball superstar.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
Complete NYT Connections: A Sports Edition puzzle for March 17, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is NFL team, minus S. The four answers are Bronco, Colt, Cowboy and Ram.
Green Words in Today’s Connection
Theme is unlikely to win. These four answers are dark horses, long shots, small fish and losers.
Blue Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is the spoken nickname of the university team. These four answers are cats, hoofs, Terps and Zags.
Purple Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is UConn basketball superstar. The four answers are Bird, Hamilton, Lobo and Walker.
