Today’s NYT connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Tuesday, May 29, #248
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regular connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. There will be a lot of single and double letter combinations. You’ll see a bunch of single and double letters. Try to figure out what they are related to. Read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. This is a sign the game has attracted enough players to continue publishing it. The Athletic, a subscription-based sports journalism website owned by The Times, continues to do so. The game is no longer available in the NYT Games App, but it’s now in The Athletic app. You can also play the game online for free.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere 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
: Play ball!
Green group hint: Championship.
Blue group hint: Sunny California city.
Purple group hint: Watch over or protect.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group
: Baseball/softball positions, abbreviated
Green group: WCWS
Blue group: San Diego teams.
Purple group: ____ guard.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 29, 2025, #248.
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The yellow words in today’s Connections
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is WCWS. The four answers are college, series, women’s and world.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is San Diego teams. The four answers are Aztecs, FC, Padres and Wave.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ guard. The theme is ___ guard.
