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How good are you at unscrambling letters to make a new word out of an old one? Today's Connections: Sports Edition requires you to do just that -- for the purple category, naturally. 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: Touch 'em all!
Green group hint: It's outta here!
Blue group hint: Working one's way up to the majors.
Purple group hint: Unscramble these words.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Slang for home run.
Green group: MLB home run leaders in 2025.
Blue group: Minor league baseball leagues.
Purple group: Anagrams of MLB teams.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 26, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is slang for home run. The four answers are dinger, homer, jack and round-tripper.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is MLB home run leaders in 2025. The four answers are Judge, Ohtani, Raleigh and Schwarber.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is minor league baseball leagues. The four answers are Carolina, International, Pacific Coast and Texas.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is anagrams of MLB teams. The four answers are Bucs (Cubs), parties (Pirates), spread (Padres) and stem (Mets).
