Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for April 23 #577
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The NFL Draft begins Thursday and you’ll see this theme all over today’s Connections: Sports Edition. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Information to know.
Green group index: Word that comes first.
Blue group index: He’s likely to go high in the draft.
Purple group index: Do not report callers.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Draft selection information.
Green group: May precede “draft”.
Blue group: Associated with Fernando Mendoza.
Purple group: Non-QBs taken first in the NFL Draft.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by April 23, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is draft selection information. The four answers are alma mater, pick, position and round.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme can precede “draft”. The four answers are fantasy, mock, NFL and supplemental.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with Fernando Mendoza. The four answers are Cal, Heisman, Indiana and QB.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is non-QBs taken first in the NFL draft. The four answers are Fisher, Long, Maryland and Pace.
