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TODAY Connections: Sports Edition there are some difficult terms. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.

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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: Checkmate!

Green group hint: Think of Nadia Commander.

Blue group hint: Soccer stars.

Purple group hint: H2O.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Chess pieces.

Green group: Gymnastics terms.

Blue group: Premier League Golden Boot winners.

Purple group: Water ____.

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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in the current Connections

The theme is chess pieces. The four answers are bishop, pawn, queen and rook.

The green words in the current Connections

The theme is in terms of gymnastics. The four answers are handspring, round-off, salto and twist.

The blue words in the current Connections

The theme is Premier League Golden Boot winners. The four answers are

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is water ____. The four answers are bottle, man, hazard and polo.

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