The New York Times continues to expand its popular word game offerings with the release of Connections: Sports Edition, a version designed to test the knowledge of sports enthusiasts. Similar to the original Connections, the game challenges players to identify common threads between seemingly disparate words.
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
Developed in association with The Athletic, the NYT's sports coverage provider, Connections: Sports Edition is available on web browsers and mobile devices. The objective is simple: group four words that share a common theme. These themes can range from sports equipment and famous athletes to game strategies and historical moments.
Each puzzle presents 16 words, divided into four categories. Successfully grouping all four words in a set removes them from the board. Players are allowed up to four incorrect guesses before the game ends. To aid in identifying connections, players can rearrange the board. The difficulty of each group is indicated by color: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (most challenging).
Daily Connections Hints and Strategies
Like Wordle, a new Connections puzzle is released at midnight each day. These puzzles tend to increase in difficulty, requiring strategic thinking and a broad vocabulary. If you're struggling with today's puzzle, here are some hints to guide you:
- Group Clues: Think about the general categories. For example, are you looking for types of equipment, player positions, or game strategies?
- Word Associations: Try to identify words that share a common relationship. Even if you're unsure of the exact category, recognizing associations can help narrow down your options.
- Rearrange the Board: Don't hesitate to shuffle the words. A new arrangement might reveal connections that were previously hidden.
Today's NYT Connections (June 14th) - Hints
If you are looking for hints for the general NYT Connections game, here are some clues for today's groups:
- YELLOW: Look at things
- BLUE: Hits of the 90s
- PURPLE: Preceded by the opposite of “cold”
Previous Day's Answers
If you just want to see the answers to the regular game for June 13th, here they are:
- YELLOW: PERSPECTIVE
- GREEN: SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP
- BLUE: HIT SONGS OF 1998
- PURPLE: HOT ___