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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 21, #636

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the integration of specialized puzzles like NYT Connections: Sports Edition into digital platforms, showcasing how such games enhance user engagement and expand the reach of sports-themed content. For consumers, it offers an entertaining way to test their sports knowledge, while for the industry, it represents an innovative approach to content diversification and audience retention.

Key Takeaways

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition features an absolute killer of a purple category. I had never heard of any of these words before, or even of the category itself. If you're struggling with the puzzle 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 appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

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: Stars.

Green group hint: Bucs is another one.

Blue group hint: Think World Cup.

Purple group hint: Fore!

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