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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. That purple category makes you play with words in a way that you’ll either love or hate. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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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: Way to go!
Green group hint: On the gridiron.
Blue group hint: Signal-callers moving around.
Purple group hint: Hockey team names are involved.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: A successful effort.
Green group: Areas on a football field.
Blue group: Starting QBs who changed teams this offseason.
Purple group: Starts with an NHL team in singular form.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 7, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is a successful effort. The four answers are accomplishment, achievement, exploit and feat.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is areas on a football field. The four answers are end zone, midfield, red zone and shoreline.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting QBs who changed teams this offseason. The four answers are Darnold, Fields, Rodgers and Smith.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starts with an NHL team in singular form. The four answers are capitalize, flamethrower, Jeter and kingdom.