Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for April 22 #211

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

---

Connections: Sports Edition is the most up-and-down puzzle for me of all the New York Times online games. Sometimes I ace it (not that often), and other times, it stumps me. The usually tough purple category was OK for me today, but I had to let the blue category fill in itself, because it contained a word I’d never even seen before (Babolat). Read on for hints and the answers.

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.  

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

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: Not footgear.

Green group hint: City of Brotherly Love.

Blue group hint: Think Venus and Serena Williams.

Purple group hint:  Spacey team names.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Headgear.

Green group: Philadelphia teams.

Blue group: Tennis racket brands.

Purple group: Sports meets outer space.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is headgear. The four answers are hat, helmet, mask and visor.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Philadelphia teams. The four answers are 76ers, Flyers, Phillies and Union.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is tennis racket brand. The four answers are Babolat, Head, Prince and Wilson.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports meets outer space. The four answers are Astros, Galaxy, Stars and Sun.