Connections Sports Edition puzzle #430 for Thursday, November 27, 2025, groups 16 sports-related words into four sets of four. The hints below follow the puzzle’s category order; the full answers are farther down, so stop before the spoiler section if you’re still solving.
Hints for Connections Sports Edition #430
The New York Times and The Athletic game asks players to “group sports terms that share a common thread,” according to Parade’s guide. It resets at midnight Eastern Time.
- Grab some points: Think of four places where a score can happen in different sports.
- Pass the turkey: Look for words tied to NFL traditions or references around Thanksgiving.
- Face your big rival: These are names associated with college football rivalry trophies described as “cups.”
- Playing with letters in team names: Each word is made by changing the first letter of an NFL team name.
Answers for November 27, 2025
Spoilers below. The category labels and groupings are reproduced from Parade’s guide to the puzzle.
Places where one scores
END ZONE, GOAL, HOOP, PLATE
Associated with the NFL on Thanksgiving
COWBOYS, LIONS, MADDEN, TURDUCKEN
College football rivalry “cups”
APPLE, COMMONWEALTH, GOVERNOR’S, TERRITORIAL
NFL teams, with the first letter changed
FILLS, METS, PEARS, YAMS
Why the wordplay group fits
Change the first letter of each answer and the result is an NFL team name: FILLS becomes Bills, METS becomes Jets, PEARS becomes Bears, and YAMS becomes Rams. The changed-letter pattern is the shared link for that set.
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