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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a single group. I saw “boot” and “eject” and immediately understood the yellow group. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Get out of here!
Green group index: Football stars.
Blue group index: English events.
Purple group index: Not black.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Throw a game.
Green group: The NFL’s all-time best receivers.
Blue group: Premier League derbies.
Purple group: ____ Brown.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by November 23, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of a game. The four responses are start, chase, eject and throw.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the NFL’s all-time leading receivers. The four answers are Fitzgerald, Moss, Owens and Rice.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Premier League derbies. The four answers are Manchester, Merseyside, North London and Tyne-Wear.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ Brown. The four answers are Cleveland, Jaylen, Mack and Tim.
