Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for April 10 #199

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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. But if you’re tuned in to a specific tournament happening this week, the blue category should be easy for you. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta after 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 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.

Yellow group hint: Whoops!

Green group hint: Hut-hut!

Blue group hint: Fore!

Purple group hint: More than two.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Lose control of the ball.

Green group: Football positions, abbreviated.

Blue group: Masters winners.

Purple group: Triple ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is lose control of the ball. The four answers are bobble, fumble, juggle and muff.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is football positions, abbreviated. The four answers are CB, DT, P and WR.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Masters winners. The four answers are Couples, Players, Rahm and Woods.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is triple ____. The four answers are A, crown, double and play.