NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints, Answers, July 5originally appeared onParade. Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Saturday, July 5, 2025, you've come to the right place. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total. This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:First question? Green:You win it. Blue:They call it football. Purple:Baseball accessories. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:SETTINGS FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE Green:STARTS OF TROPHY NAMES Blue:ENGLAND WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS Purple:____ BASE If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #285 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day SETTINGS FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE: DAIS, LECTERN, PODIUM, STAGE STARTS OF TROPHY NAMES: BALLON, CY, HEISMAN, STANLEY ENGLAND WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS: BRONZE, MEAD, STANWAY, WILLIAMSON ____ BASE: FAN, FIRST, STOLEN, THIRD Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there.Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles. NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints, Answers, July 5first appeared on Parade on Jul 5, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
