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Get excited—there’s another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already Wordle, Connections, Strands and the Mini Crossword now have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix. So, if you’re looking for some hints and answers for today’s Connections Sports Edition on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, you’ve come to the right place. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox What Is Connections Sports Edition? Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it’s a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It’s up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total. This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you “group sports terms that share a common thread.” Related: The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You’ll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Hints for Today’s Connections Sports Edition Categories on November 4, 2025 Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow: Get up and go! Green: College hoops. Blue: Famous basketball player. Purple: Not fair, but… Here Are Today’s Connections Sports Edition Categories OK, time for a second hint…we’ll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow: ENERGY Green: MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS WITH THE MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS Blue: ASSOCIATED WITH DAMIAN LILLARD Purple: FOUL____ If you’re looking for the answers, no worries—we’ve got them below. So, don’t scroll any further if you don’t want to see the solutions! The answers to today’s Connections Sports Edition #407 are coming up next. Related: 15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day What Are the Answers to Connections Sports Edition Today? ENERGY: PEP, VERVE, VIGOR, ZIP MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS WITH THE MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS: KENTUCKY, UCLA, UCONN, UNC ASSOCIATED WITH DAMIAN LILLARD: 0, DAME TIME, TRAIL BLAZERS, WEBER STATE FOUL____: OUT, SHOT, TERRITORY, TIP Don’t worry if you didn’t get them this time—we’ve all been there.
