Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 27 #277

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Today’s connections: Sports Edition could be difficult. The Violette category could be one of those where you just have to fill the other categories and see what you find yourself. Read the rest for advice and answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of the beta version, making its debut on the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. This is a sign that the game won enough loyal players that the sports journalism site based on the Times subscription, will continue to publish it. It does not appear in the Nyt Games application but now appears in the own application of athletics. Or you can continue to play for free online.
Find out more: Nyt Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle comes out of the beta version
Tips for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups
Here are four tips for groups in today’s connections: Sports Edition Puzzle, classified from the easiest yellow group to the hard (and sometimes weird) group.
Yellow group index: How you recognize your team.
Green group index: Sport, but its name is also a city in Wisconsin.
Blue group index: Hockey team names with something in common.
Violet group index: Think of the father of SheDer.
Answers for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups
Yellow group: The symbol of a team.
Green group: Associated with the butt.
Blue group: NHL teams with singular nicknames.
Violet group: Teams Deion Sanders played for or trained.
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What are the connections today: Sports Edition answers?
NYT connections completed: Puzzle Sports Edition for June 27, 2025, # 277.
Yellow words in today’s connections
The theme is the symbol of a team. The four responses are badge, ridge, emblem and logo.
Green words in today’s connections
The theme is associated with the butt. The four answers are the rocking, the fold, the playing and the ball on the ground.
Blue words in today’s connections
The theme is the NHL teams with singular nicknames. The four responses are Minnesota, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Utah.
Violet words in today’s connections
The theme is that Teams Deion Sanders has played for or trained. The four answers are Colorado, Dallas, Jackson State and New York.
Most difficult connections: sports publishing categories
The Puzzle Connections: Sports Edition can be difficult, but it really depends on the sports you know the most. My husband has everything that has to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey enthusiast, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.
That said, it is difficult to choose the most difficult categories of connections, but here are some that I found exceptionally breathtaking recently.
# 1: Clubs series, January 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
# 2: WNBA MVPS, January 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Don, Fowles and Stewart.
# 3: Nicknames of the Premier League team, January 17. Answers: Bees, cherries, foxes and hammers.
# 4: Homophones of the names of NBA players, January 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.