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Today’s Connection: Sports Edition It’s very difficult. That purple category makes you play words in a way you like or hate. If you are struggling but still want to fix it, keep reading the tips and answers.
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Today’s contact tips: Sports Edition Group
Here are four tips for grouping in today’s connections: Sports Edition puzzles, rankings from the simplest yellow group to the tough (sometimes strange) purple group.
Yellow group tips: Go away!
Green group tips: On the grill.
Blue group tips: Signal caller moves around.
Purple Group Tips: The name of the hockey team involves.
Today’s contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: Successful efforts.
Green Group: Area on the football field.
Blue group: Start changing the team’s QB during the offseason.
Purple group: Starting with an singular NHL team.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
Complete NYT Connections: The Sports Edition puzzle for September 7, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s connection
Theme is a successful effort. These four answers are achievement, achievement, exploitation and feat.
Green Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is the field on the football field. These four answers are the terminal area, the midfield, the red area and the coastline.
Blue Words in Today’s Connection
The theme was to start QB, who changed the team during the offseason. The four answers are Dano, Tianye, Rogers and Smith.
Purple Words in Today’s Connection
The theme starts with the NHL team in the singular form. These four answers are capitalized, Flame Spitter, Jett and Kingdom.