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Hints for the August 5 puzzle
- Yellow: Ante up!
- Green: A football-team group.
- Blue: A Halloween color.
- Purple: Not finishing, but…
Answers for puzzle #316
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Hands in poker | FLUSH, FULL HOUSE, STRAIGHT, TWO PAIR |
| Green | NFC West teams | 49ERS, CARDINALS, RAMS, SEAHAWKS |
| Blue | Teams that wear orange | BENGALS, SYRACUSE, TENNESSEE, TEXAS |
| Purple | Starting ____ | 5, BLOCKS, LINEUP, PITCHER |
Why the groups fit
Yellow: Hands in poker
FLUSH, FULL HOUSE, STRAIGHT and TWO PAIR are poker hands.
Green: NFC West teams
The 49ers, Cardinals, Rams and Seahawks make up the NFL’s NFC West division.
Blue: Teams that wear orange
BENGALS, SYRACUSE, TENNESSEE and TEXAS point to teams associated with orange uniforms or team colors.
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Purple: Starting ____
Each word completes the phrase “starting 5,” “starting blocks,” “starting lineup” or “starting pitcher.” Parade prints BLOCK in its answer line; Yahoo Sports gives BLOCKS, which completes the phrase “starting blocks.”
How Connections: Sports Edition works
The daily puzzle presents 16 words to sort into four groups of four by a shared connection. Solved groups disappear from the board, and a player can make up to four mistakes before the game ends. Categories are color-coded from yellow, generally the easiest, through green and blue to purple. The August 5, 2025 puzzle is a historical answer lookup, not a live puzzle.
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Sources: Parade’s August 5, 2025 guide and Yahoo Sports’ August 5, 2025 guide.
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