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Connections: Sports Edition has a killer purple category today. Even after I read the category name, it took me forever to think of what the third answer stood for. (We explain it below.) Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it 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: Yer outta here!
Green group hint: Move towards a TD.
Blue group hint: They guard the net.
Purple group hint: Hockey teams.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Throw out of a game.
Green group: Football running plays.
Blue group: Hall of Fame hockey goaltenders.
Purple group: First three letters of NHL team names.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 30, 2025, #249
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is throw out of a game. The four answers are boot, chase, eject and toss.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is football running plays. The four answers are counter, dive, draw and reverse.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is Hall of Fame hockey goaltenders. The four answers are Hasek, Luongo, Parent and Roy.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is first three letters of NHL team names. The four answers are fly, map, pan and pen. (Flyers, Maple Leafs, Panthers and Penguins.)
