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Today's Connections: Sports Edition this is a real challenge. This purple category requires you to find something related with four different words, and it's a difficult task. If you can't solve today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for the hints and answers.
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Tips for Today's Groups Connections: Sports Edition
Here are four grouping clues in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, from the simplest yellow grouping to the challenging (and sometimes bizarre) purple grouping.
Yellow group hint: Something you save.
Green group hint: Olympic sport.
Blue group hint: Toronto pitchers.
Purple group hint: Think about the alphabet and find something hidden.
Answers to Today's Connections Groups: Sports Edition
Yellow group: Memory.
Green group: Types of wrestling.
Blue group: The Blue Jays will win the Cy Young Award.
Purple group: Ends with a homophone of a letter of the alphabet.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
Completed puzzle NYT Connections: Sports Edition December 27, 2025
Yellow words in today's connections
The topic is memorable. The four answers are: collectibles, souvenirs, memorabilia and keepsakes.
Green words in today's connections
The topic is types of struggle. Four answers: arm, freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling and sumo.
Blue words in today's connections
The subject is the Blue Jays winning the Cy Young Award. Four answers: Clemens, Halladay, Hentgen and Ray.
Purple words in today's connections
The topic ends with a homophone of a letter of the alphabet. The four answers are: batter's eye (I), blue jay (J), golf tee (T), and cue (Q).
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