It’s the beginning of a new month! Let’s set it off on the right foot by keeping up with the Connections challenge.
That’s easier said than done, though. If you’re struggling, there’s no need to give up! We’ve got all the hints you need to make it through.
Click here to play today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle!
Connections: Sports Edition hint for Thursday 2nd July
Here are today’s Connections: Sports Edition hints:
- 🟨 Yellow hint: On the course.
- 🟩 Green hint: It takes a whole team to win a race.
- 🟦 Blue hint: Leaders of the Mets.
- 🟪 Purple hint: Columbus is home to all of them.
- Extra hint 1: Every category is sports-related, but they all focus on a different sport or city.
- Extra hint 2: Every group except blue has at least one word containing the letter ‘P’
Need an extra hint or two? Click the spoiler tabs below to see one word from each group:
- 🟨 Yellow: Ball Marker
- 🟩 Green: Driver
- 🟦 Blue: Showalter
- 🟪 Purple: Crew
Spoiler warning! The answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle are listed below! Continue at your own risk.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
If these hints aren’t quite cutting it, we’ve got more below. Here are the four correct Connections: Sports Edition group themes, a.k.a. the ideas that link all four words together.
Here are the Connections: Sports Edition groups for today:
- 🟨 Yellow: Found On The Green
- 🟩 Green: Parts Of A Nascar Team
- 🟦 Blue: Mets Managers
- 🟪 Purple: Teams In Columbus
Now that you’ve got all our hints, try the puzzle again and see how you go! Otherwise, check the full answers below.
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers lie ahead!
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers
Here are the answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle on Thursday 2nd July:
- 🟨 Yellow: Found On The Green (Ball Marker, Flagstick, Hole, Putter)
- 🟩 Green: Parts Of A Nascar Team (Crew Chief, Driver, Pit Crew, Spotter)
- 🟦 Blue: Mets Managers (Hodges, Manuel, Showalter, Valentine)
- 🟪 Purple: Teams In Columbus (Blue Jackets, Buckeyes, Clippers, Crew)
Well that was a tricky one! Raise your hand if you thought ‘driver’ was supposed to be part of the green group. It can’t just be me! The most clever Connections puzzles, in my opinion, sneak another viable option in another group. Well done to the author and you, as well, for making it to the end of another puzzle.
Let us know how today’s puzzle went for you in the comments below! Here’s my grid:
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And that’s a wrap on today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle! Hopefully these handy hints were able to get you over the finish line. If not, a new puzzle comes out at midnight, so you can try again.