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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one, especially if you’re from the City of Angels. If you’re struggling 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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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: Up into the air!
Green group hint: Tinseltown teams.
Blue group hint: The Metrodome is another one.
Purple group hint: Artsy Olympics.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Leap.
Green group: Los Angeles teams.
Blue group: Former NFL stadiums.
Purple group: Rhythmic gymnastics apparatus.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 9, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is leap. The four answers are bound, hop, jump and spring.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Los Angeles teams. The four answers are Chargers, Dodgers, Sparks and Trojans.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is former NFL stadiums. The four answers are Candlestick, Giants, Silverdome and Veterans.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is rhythmic gymnastics apparatus. The four answers are clubs, hoop, ribbon and rope.
