Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Nov. 3 #406
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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is fun. The purple category, as always, is a real headache. If you’re having trouble but still want to resolve 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: Catch up!
Green group index: Hive status.
Blue group index: Hoops statistics.
Purple group index: Report callers, but change their last name.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Falling behind.
Green Group: Utah teams.
Blue group: Categories of points in a basketball score.
Purple group: NFL QB, with first letter changed.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by November 3, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is delay. The four responses are recoil, slowdown, lag, and drag.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Utah teams. The four answers are Cougars, Jazz, Mammoth and Utes.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is categories of points in a basketball score. The four answers are bench, fast break, paint and second chance.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL QB, with the first letter changed. The four answers are Cove (Jordan Love), Ellen (Josh Allen), Mix (Bo Nix), and Wields (Justin Fields).
