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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one, especially if you enjoy unusual team names. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Put your glasses on for this.
Green group hint: Hoops home.
Blue group hint: The minors.
Purple group hint: Hidden hoops word.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Look at.
Green group: Seen at an NBA court.
Blue group: Double-A baseball teams.
Purple group: Starts with a WNBA team.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 16, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is look at. The four answers are observe, spectate, view and watch.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is seen at an NBA court. The four answers are benches, half-court logo, scorer’s table and shot clock.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is double-A baseball teams. The four answers are Biscuits, Drillers, Trash Pandas and Wind Surge.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starts with a WNBA team. The four answers are dreamy, firefly, Skype and sundial.