Connections Sports Edition是《纽约时报》推出的新版文字游戏，旨在测试体育迷的知识。游戏需找出词语间的共同线索，像Wordle一样每日更新且难度递增。可在网页和移动设备上玩，玩家要将有共同之处的四个词分组，每组词分为四个类别，答对一组词会从板上移除，答错计一次错误，最多四次错误游戏结束。玩家还可重新排列和打乱板子以便找线索，且每组有颜色编码，也可在社交媒体分享结果。

🧩Connections Sports Edition是与The Athletic联合推出的每日文字游戏，可在网页和移动设备上进行，要求玩家将四个有共同之处的词分组。游戏中有16个词，每组词分为四个类别，包括书的标题、软件、国家名称等各种内容。

🎯每个谜题中，若玩家正确找出一组四个词，这些词会从板上移除。答错则计为一次错误，玩家最多有四次错误机会，错误达到四次游戏结束。玩家还可通过重新排列和打乱板子来更轻松地发现联系。

🌈每组词都有颜色编码，黄色最简单，依次是绿色、蓝色和紫色。像Wordle一样，玩家可以在社交媒体上分享游戏结果。

💡今日游戏的一些提示：黄色类别是表示比赛停止的信号，如BUZZER、HORN、SIREN、WHISTLE；绿色是犹他州的球队，如COUGARS、JAZZ、REAL SALT LAKE、UTES；蓝色是电子游戏的同名词，如HAWK、MADDEN、SLATER、WOODS；紫色是在一个与“spar”押韵的词前的词，如INDY、PACE、RACE、STOCK。

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for October 19's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

What is Connections Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here's a hint for today's Connections Sports Edition categories

Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

Yellow: Sounds

Green: Beehive state teams

Blue: Button mashers

Purple: Words before a word that rhymes with "spar"

Here are today's Connections Sports Edition categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

Yellow - Signal for play to stop

Green  - Teams in Utah

Blue - Video game namesakes

Purple - _ Car

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections Sports Edition #25 is...

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

Signal for play to stop: BUZZER, HORN, SIREN, WHISTLE

Teams in Utah: COUGARS, JAZZ, REAL SALT LAKE, UTES

Video game namesakes: HAWK, MADDEN, SLATER, WOODS

_ Car: INDY, PACE, RACE, STOCK

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.