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Connections Sports Edition puzzle #242 was published Friday, May 23, 2025. Here are graduated hints first, followed by the category names and all 16 answers for anyone ready for spoilers.
Hints for Connections Sports Edition #242
Each group contains four terms linked by a shared idea. Start with the broad clues below; the answers follow in the spoiler section.
- Yellow: What you can call certain students.
- Green: Think schools.
- Blue: Think basketball players.
- Purple: These are the first words of something longer.
Spoilers: categories and answers
Yellow — College student classifications
FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, SENIOR.
Green — Big 12 schools
COLORADO, TCU, TEXAS TECH, WEST VIRGINIA.
Blue — Lakers in the Basketball Hall of Fame
BAYLOR, O’NEAL, WEST, WORTHY.
Purple — First words in NFL team locations
GREEN, KANSAS, NEW, SAN.
How the puzzle works
Connections Sports Edition is a daily, sports-focused word puzzle described by Parade as 16 terms to sort into four groups of four. Parade reports that the New York Times and The Athletic partnered on the sports edition and attributes the instruction to group sports terms by a shared connection to the NYT site.
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