NYT Connections Sports Edition: Hints and Answers for February 25, 2026

Looking for aid with today’s Connections: Sports Edition? This guide provides hints and answers for the February 25, 2026, puzzle from The Athletic, a subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The New York Times. The game challenges players to group four sports-related terms that share a common connection.

How to Play Connections: Sports Edition

Connections: Sports Edition, launched in fall 2024, is a spin-off of the popular daily puzzle, Connections. Players race against the clock to identify four groups of four terms, linked by a shared theme [1]. The puzzle is available in The Athletic’s app or online for free [1].

Hints for Today’s Puzzle (February 25, 2026)

Here are four hints, ranked from easiest to most demanding, to help you solve today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle:

• Yellow Group Hint: Whack it!
• Green Group Hint: Halloween colors.
• Blue Group Hint: The airport is YUL.
• Purple Group Hint: It’s also a hat.

Answers for Today’s Puzzle (February 25, 2026)

Here are the solutions to today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle:

Yellow Group: To hit a baseball hard

• Belt
• Blister
• Hammer
• Tattoo

Green Group: Orange and black teams

• Bengals
• Flyers
• Giants
• Oklahoma State

Blue Group: Associated with Montreal

• 1976 Olympics
• Canadiens
• Expos
• Youppi!

Purple Group: ____ derby

• Home Run
• Kentucky
• Merseyside
• Roller

Test your sports knowledge daily with Connections: Sports Edition and see if you can beat the clock!