Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 233, for May 14.
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When you start seeing obvious last names in Connections: Sports Edition, you might think it’s an easy grouping of four. But today, there are eight names, so you need to know how they relate in order to put them in the right groups. Read on for hints and the answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here 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: Show me how.
Green group hint: Numbers for outfielders, etc.
Blue group hint: City of Brotherly Love.
Purple group hint: Not Johnny or Billy, but…
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Teach.
Green group: Baseball fielding stats.
Blue group: Current Philadelphia sports stars.
Purple group: Jimmy ____
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for May 14, 2025, #233.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is teach. The four answers are coach, drill, instruct and manage.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball fielding stats. The four answers are assist, error, fielding percentage and putout.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is current Philadelphia sports stars. The four answers are Barkley, Harper, Hurts and Maxey.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Jimmy ____. The four answers are Butler, Garoppolo, Graham and Rollins.