Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow 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 Wednesday, May 21, 2025, you've come to the right place.Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle 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." Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:Game breaks Green:Opposite of offensive terms. Blue:What you call a successful throw. Purple:Singular derivatives of popular shoe brands. OK, time for a second hint… we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:SECTIONS OF A GAME Green:FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE TERMS Blue:WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE A GOOD PASS Purple:EPONYMOUS BASKETBALL SHOES, MINUS THE S 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 #240 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day SECTIONS OF A GAME: HALF, INNING, PERIOD, QUARTER FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE TERMS: 4-3, 46, NICKEL, PREVENT WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE A GOOD PASS: APPLE, ASSIST, DIME, DISH EPONYMOUS BASKETBALL SHOES, MINUS THE S: CHUCK, JORDAN, LEBRON, PENNY Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there.Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles.
