Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 22, #272
Here are the answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition.
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I about fell over when I saw today's Connections: Sports Edition. The clues are all just letters and a few numbers, not full words. And they're all basketball-related categories, marking Game 7 of the NBA playoffs. Read on for hints and the answers.
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Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it 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.
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Yellow group hint: Where you play on the court.
Green group hint: Look for the score.
Blue group hint: Statistics.
Purple group hint: Not full names.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Basketball positions, abbreviated.
Green group: NBA teams, on scoreboards.
Blue group: Basketball stats, abbreviated.
Purple group: NBA stars' abbreviated nicknames.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sunday, June 22, 2025.
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is basketball positions, abbreviated. The four answers are C, PF, PG and SF.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is NBA teams, on scoreboards. The four answers are IND, LAC, MEM and OKC.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is basketball stats, abbreviated. The four answers are 3P, FG, FT and STL.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is NBA stars' abbreviated nicknames. The four answers are CP3, KD, LBJ and SGA.
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