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Today's Connections: Sports Edition features another tricky purple category, so be ready for some word-twisting. 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: Whack!
Green group hint: Surprise!
Blue group hint: Gooooooal!
Purple group hint: Sounds like...
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Used to hit a ball.
Green group: Unlikely winner.
Blue group: Last four men's clubs to win the Champions League.
Purple group: Homophones of MLB teams.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 6, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is used to hit a ball. The four answers are bat, mallet, paddle and racket.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is unlikely winner. The four answers are dark horse, long shot, minnow and underdog.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is last four men's clubs to win the Champions League. The four answers are Chelsea, Manchester City, PSG and Real Madrid.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is homophones of MLB teams. The four answers are fillies (Phillies), Metz (Mets), raise (Rays) and read socks (Red Sox).
