Need a nudge before revealing the solution? Connections: Sports Edition #190, dated April 1, 2025, groups its 16 words around golf clubs, wrestling terms, Cardinals greats, and phrases completed by the word “green.” Start with the hint ladder below and stop before the answers if you still want to solve it yourself.
Hints for Connections: Sports Edition #190
Use these clues in order, moving to the next only if you need more help.
- Yellow: “Fore!” Think about equipment used on a golf course.
- Green: “WWE.” Look for terms associated with professional wrestling.
- Blue: “Redbirds.” These are greats associated with a team called the Cardinals.
- Purple: Think of the color associated with St. Patrick’s Day. Each answer makes a familiar phrase when followed by “green.”
How to approach the puzzle
The first two clues point to sports equipment and wrestling language. For the Cardinals clue, consider whether the names belong together through a franchise rather than a single sport or playing position. The final group works differently: each word pairs with the same color to form a phrase, so test the words by adding “green” after them.
Full answers for April 1, 2025
Spoilers below. The categories and answers are reported by Yahoo Sports and Parade.
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| Category | Answers | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Golf clubs | DRIVER, HYBRID, IRON, WEDGE | Types of clubs used in golf. |
| Wrestling terminology | ESCAPE, PIN, REVERSAL, TAKEDOWN | Terms associated with wrestling. |
| Cardinals greats | BROCK, GIBSON, MUSIAL, PUJOLS | Names associated with the Cardinals franchise. |
| “____ green” | BOWLING, DANNY, DRAYMOND, PUTTING | Each word precedes “green”: bowling green, Danny Green, Draymond Green, and putting green. |
Why the last group is trickier
The purple set depends on completing familiar names and phrases, not identifying a single sport. “Danny” and “Draymond” lead to people named Green, while “bowling” and “putting” form terms ending in green. That shared completion is the link across all four entries.
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