Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Thursday, May 22, 2025, you've come to the right place.Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total.This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:Heard a lot duringChallengers(2024). Green:They help you stay safe on the football field. Blue:Bruins players. Purple:These share an association with the color of the sky during a sunset. OK, time for a second hint… we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:TENNIS LINGO Green:PARTS OF A FOOTBALL HELMET Blue:UCLA BASKETBALL ALUMNI Purple:ORANGE THINGS If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #241 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day TENNIS LINGO: ACE, DEUCE, FAULT, LET PARTS OF A FOOTBALL HELMET: CHIN STRAP, FACE MASK, PADS, SHELL UCLA BASKETBALL ALUMNI: HOLIDAY, LAVINE, LOVE, WESTBROOK ORANGE THINGS: BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL PYLON, NETHERLANDS, SYRACUSE Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there.Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles.
