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NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle #358 is the Tuesday, September 16, 2025 puzzle. Its four groups are golf scoring terms, the WNBA, sports with judges, and words that come before “Cup.” Use the hints below first if you want to preserve some of the solve; the complete groups appear afterward.
Hints for Connections Sports Edition #358
These clues reveal the themes without immediately listing every word. The puzzle’s reported hints, from least to most revealing, are:
- Yellow: “Fore!”
- Green: “Name of a league.”
- Blue: “Subjective scoring.”
- Purple: “Drinking vessel.”
The hints and solution below are reported for the September 16 puzzle by Parade.
Full answers and category labels
Spoilers: The table gives all four category names and their words.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Golf scoring terms | BIRDIE, BOGEY, EAGLE, PAR |
| Green | WNBA | ASSOCIATION, BASKETBALL, NATIONAL, WOMEN’S |
| Blue | Sports that have judges | DIVING, FIGURE SKATING, GYMNASTICS, SKATEBOARDING |
| Purple | ____ Cup | AMERICA’S, RYDER, STANLEY, WORLD |
The answer groups are also reported by CC Startup and TechBoltX. The puzzle’s final group completes familiar Cup names; AMERICA’S is written with its conventional possessive apostrophe.
How to approach the groups
Start with the most concrete vocabulary
“Fore!” points toward golf. Look for scoring terms relative to par: a birdie is one under par, a bogey one over, an eagle two under, and par is the expected score for a hole or course. These four words form the yellow group.
Check whether words make a formal name
NATIONAL, WOMEN’S, BASKETBALL, and ASSOCIATION combine to form the league’s name: the Women’s National Basketball Association. The words are separated in the grid, so try assembling the full phrase rather than treating them as unrelated sports vocabulary.
Distinguish judged events from timed or measured ones
DIVING, FIGURE SKATING, GYMNASTICS, and SKATEBOARDING can all include judging. The category is about sports in which judges assess performances, not simply events whose results are determined by a clock or distance.
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AMERICA’S, RYDER, STANLEY, and WORLD each precede “Cup.” That phrase link is the purple category; the clue “Drinking vessel” nudges toward the word cup rather than toward a sport.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What Connections Sports Edition is
Connections Sports Edition is described as a sports-focused version of Connections associated with The New York Times and The Athletic. Players look for four sets of sports-related terms connected by a shared idea. This article covers the historical September 16, 2025 puzzle, not a current daily board. The reported answers are corroborated by published answer guides; they are not presented here as a directly verified official NYT solution.
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