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Connections: Sports Edition has a mix of difficult and easy categories every day, but sometimes I'm confused by the classification. Purple is always the toughest — at least in regular Connections — but today's purple category feels like it's easy enough to be a yellow category. See what you think, and read on for hints and answers.
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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: Velocity.
Green group hint: Laker is one.
Blue group hint: Go, Birds.
Purple group hint: Rose and Super, also.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Pace.
Green group: NBA team names, in singular form.
Blue group: Eagles QBs.
Purple group: ___ Bowl.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 15, 2024.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is pace. The four answers are cadence, rhythm, speed and tempo.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is NBA team names, in singular form. The four answers are Buck, Grizzly, Pelican and Sun.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is Eagles QBs. The four answers are Cunningham, Hurts, McNabb and Wentz.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ Bowl. The four answers are Alamo, Gator, Liberty and Orange.
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