The date and puzzle number in the requested title do not match: Connections Sports Edition #95 was published on December 21, 2024, while December 27, 2024 was puzzle #101. The hints and answers below are for #95, not the December 27 game.
How Connections Sports Edition works
Connections gives players 16 words to sort into four groups of four that share a theme. The groups are color-coded by difficulty, from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest), and some words may seem to fit more than one category. Sports Edition follows the same rules and is brought to solvers by The Athletic, according to the NYT Help Center.
Hints for Connections Sports Edition #95
Try these nudges before reading the solution. Each points toward one group without giving away all four words.
- One group is about a period of momentum or success.
- Look for words or phrases that read the same forward and backward, ignoring spaces.
- One set consists of former names of teams in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).
- The final group contains surnames of coaches whose teams reached the College Football Playoff.
Answers for Connections Sports Edition #95
Spoilers: The complete categories and words for #95 are below.
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- Sustained stretch of success: FLURRY, RALLY, RUN, SPURT
- Palindromes: KAYAK, RACE CAR, RADAR, PEP
- PWHL teams: FLEET, FROST, SCEPTRES, SIRENS
- Coaches of College Football Playoff teams: DAY, FREEMAN, SMART, SWINNEY
Why December 27 and #95 are easy to confuse
The archive’s December 2024 listing assigns #95 to December 21 and #101 to December 27. That distinction matters because a puzzle’s answer set belongs to its specific date and number; the #95 answers above should not be used as the December 27 solution.
When the daily puzzle becomes available
The NYT Help Center says Connections releases daily at midnight in the player’s timezone. It lists access through NYT web destinations and The Athletic and NYT News apps. Availability routes can change, so consult the Help Center for current access details.
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