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Notifications for current Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.
Notice the yellow group: Sunshine State.
Green group hint: Maybe it’s in your closet.
Blue group hint: All in the family.
Purple group hint: It is not easy to be this color.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Miami teams.
Green group: Logos of athletic brands.
Blue group: Members of the Curry family.
Purple group: ____ green.
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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 12, 2026.
The yellow words in the current Connections
The theme is Miami teams. The four answers are the Dolphins, Heat, Hurricanes and Marlins.
The green words in the current Connections
The theme is the logos of athletic brands. The four answers are jumpman, puma, swoosh and three stripes.
The blue words in the current Connections
The theme is the members of the Curry family. The four answers are Ayesha, Dell, Seth and Steph.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ green. The four answers are AC, Draymond, mean and putting.








