Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle was a toughie today. I don’t know basketball players well enough to solve the green group. And the purple group was another of those categories where the Times editors play with spelling, and it can be difficult to figure out. Read on for hints and the answers.
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group hint: Forget this!
Green group hint: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.
Blue group hint: Hoopster teams.
Purple group hint: Football teams with a twist.
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Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Gives up.
Green group: Oklahoma teams.
Blue group: Tyrese Haliburton teams.
Purple group: NFL teams, with the second letter changed.
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 11, 2026.NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is gives up.
The four answers are allows, concedes, surrenders and yields.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Oklahoma teams.
The four answers are Cowboys, Golden Hurricane, Sooners and Thunder.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Tyrese Haliburton teams.
The four answers are Cyclones, Kings, Pacers and USA.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL teams, with the second letter changed.
The four answers are boars (Bears), bulls (Bills), grants (Giants) and rims (Rams).
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