- - - NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Wednesday, July 9

Choya JohnsonJuly 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM

NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Wednesday, July 9 originally appeared on Parade.

Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already play Wordle, Connections, Strands and the Mini Crossword now have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, you've come to the right place.

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What Is Connections Sports Edition?

Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total.

This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.

As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread."

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Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings.

Yellow: What athletes fear.

Green: Simone Biles.

Blue: Plenty of NBA players have this name.

Purple: Slight twist on Angel Reese's league.

Here Are Today's Connections Sports Edition Categories

OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below!

Yellow: TAKE OUT OF A GAME

Green: GYMNASTICS TERMS

Blue: NBA KEVINS

Purple: WNBA TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED

If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #289 are coming up next.Related: 15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day

What Are the Answers to Connections Sports Edition Today? -

TAKE OUT OF A GAME: BENCH, PULL, REPLACE, SUB

GYMNASTICS TERMS: HANDSPRING, ROUND-OFF, SALTO, TWIST

NBA KEVINS: DURANT, GARNETT, LOVE, MCHALE

WNBA TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED: CREAM, FUN, LEVER, RINGS

Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there.Up next, catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles.

Related: NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Tuesday, July 8

NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Wednesday, July 9 first appeared on Parade on Jul 9, 2025

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