Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition #597.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition requires both sports and pop culture knowledge. This version of the popular New York Times word game is designed to test sports fans’ knowledge. Like the original Connections, the game involves finding “common threads between words.” It resets after midnight, and each new set becomes more challenging. We’ve provided some hints and tips to help you get through. If you’d prefer to solve it yourself, continue reading for clues, tips, and strategies. If you want the solution, jump to the end of this article.
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT’s latest daily word game, in collaboration with The Athletic, is available on web browsers and mobile devices. Players need to group four words that share a common theme. The puzzles consist of 16 words split into four categories, which could be anything from book titles to software names. Despite seeming connections, only one correct answer exists. Correctly identifying all four words in a set removes them from the board. Guessing wrong counts as a mistake, and players have up to four mistakes before the game ends. Players can shuffle the board to simplify spotting connections, with groupings color-coded as yellow for the easiest, then green, blue, and purple. Results can be shared on social media like Wordle.
Here’s a hint for today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories
Want a hint about the categories? Try these:
1. Yellow: Training arc
2. Green: Playing in Utah
3. Blue: GOAT skippers
4. Purple: Golf card
Here are today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories
Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
1. Yellow: Hone One’s Skills
2. Green: Utah Teams
3. Blue: Hall of Fame Baseball Managers
4. Purple: Starts with a Gold Scoring Term
Ready for the solutions? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the answers.
The solution to today’s Connections: Sports Edition #597 is…
1. Hone One’s Skills: EXERCISE, PRACTICE, TRAIN, WORK OUT
2. Utah Teams: JAZZ, MAMMOTH, ROYALS, UTES
3. Hall of Fame Baseball Managers: LEYLAND, MACK, STENGEL, WEAVER
4. Starts with a Gold Scoring Term: ACELA, BOGEYMAN, EAGLE-EYED, PARADISE
Don’t worry if you couldn’t get it this time. More sports Connections will be available tomorrow, and we’ll be back to help you with more hints.