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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. As an old-school Minnesota Twins fan, I was excited to see the last name of our most legendary player on the grid. If you're struggling with today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: QB is another one.
Green group hint: Hit it out of the park.
Blue group hint: Great gridiron signal-callers.
Purple group hint: Half of a thousand.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Football positions, abbreviated.
Green group: Members of the 500-HR club.
Blue group: First names of QBs to throw 500 career TDs.
Purple group: ____500.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 5, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is football positions, abbreviated. The four answers are CB, OT, S and TE.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is members of the 500-HR club. The four answers are Banks, Bonds, Foxx and Killebrew.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is first names of QBs to throw 500 career TDs. The four answers are Aaron, Drew, Peyton and Tom.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____500. The four answers are ATP, Daytona, Indy and WTA.
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