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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you know team uniforms well, you might have a shot. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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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: Whoops!
Green group hint: Once there was a ballpark.
Blue group hint: Winter athletes.
Purple group hint: Uniform hues.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Mistake.
Green group: MLB stadium names.
Blue group: Famous American alpine skiers.
Purple group: Teams that wear black and white.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for Dec. 7, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is mistake. The four answers are blunder, error, flub and howler.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is MLB stadium names. The four answers are Busch, Coors, Fenway and Nationals.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is famous American alpine skiers. The four answers are Miller, Shiffrin, Street and Vonn.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams that wear black and white. The four answers are Juventus, Nets, Newcastle and White Sox.
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