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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features kind of a mix of difficulties. If you know your NFL quarterbacks, one category will come together pretty quickly for you. 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: In charge.
Green group hint: College sports division player.
Blue group hint: Signal callers with the same first name.
Purple group hint: Not down.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Heads of an organization.
Green group: An SEC athlete.
Blue group: QB Drews.
Purple group: ____ up.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 19, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is heads of an organization. The four answers are brass, leadership, management and team officials.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is an SEC athlete. The four answers are Aggie, Gamecock, Sooner and Volunteer.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is QB Drews. The four answers are Allar, Bledsoe, Brees and Lock.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ up. The four answers are change, tune, warm and wind.