Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 24 #547
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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition are a mixed bag. I liked the blue group, which connects people with the same first name. If you’re struggling with 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: Strike!
Green group index: Light it in there!
Blue group index: Like Springsteen.
Purple group index: Great strength.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Found in a bowling alley.
Green Group: Baseball fields.
Blue group: Famous Bruces.
Purple group: Power ____.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by March 24, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is found in a bowling alley. The four answers are bowling ball, bumper, gutter and pins.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball fields. The four responses are shift, cutter, slider, and slurve.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is the famous Bruces. The four answers are Bowen, Lee, Smith and Sutter.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ power. The four answers are hitter, hitter, reliever, and play.
