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Hey, it’s another all-symbols puzzle! You either love these or hate them. I would guess this one is to celebrate that today’s Connections: Sports Edition is No. 600, a nice, even number. If you’re struggling with the 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: Beantown.
Green group hint: Hoops champs.
Blue group hint: The color of this category.
Purple group hint: It’s not easy being this color.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Boston teams.
Green group: Last four NBA champions.
Blue group: “Blue” teams.
Purple group: “Green” teams and players.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
Here’s the grid of symbols.
Here’s the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 16, 2026, before solving, so you can be reminded what all the symbols look like.
And here are the answers.
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 16, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Boston teams. The four answers are Bruins, Patriots, Red Sox and Revolution.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is last four NBA champions. The four answers are Celtics, Nuggets, Thunder and Warriors.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is “blue” teams. The four answers are Blue Devils, Blue Jackets, Blue Jays and Blues.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is “green” teams and players. The four answers are Draymond Green, Green Bay, Green Wave and Mean Green.