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Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 225, for May 6.
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Connections: Sports Edition was half and half for me today. Half of the categories were easy, especially if you like movies. 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.
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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: Sorry, stop playing.
Green group hint: Lights, camera, pitch it!
Blue group hint: The Greatest Setting is another one.
Purple group hint: Football monikers.
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Yellow group: Take out of a competition.
Green group: Baseball movies.
Blue group: Nicknames for college football stadiums.
Purple group: Famous running back nicknames.
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The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition for May 6, 2025, #225.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is take out of a competition. The four answers are bounce, defeat, eliminate and knock out.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball movies. The four answers are 42, Major League, The Natural, The Rookie.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is nicknames for college football stadiums. The four answers are Death Valley, The Big House, The Horseshoe and The Swamp.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is famous running back nicknames. The four answers are Beast Mode, LT, Sweetness and The Bus.
