NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for June 12originally appeared onParade. Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Thursday, June 12, 2025, you've come to the right place.Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total.This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:To regroup or recharge. Green:Related to gambling. Blue:These words are associated with a certain city. Purple:Old franchises in America's pastime. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:A PAUSE FOR RECOVERY Green:CASINO TABLE GAMES Blue:LAS VEGAS TEAMS Purple:FORMER MLB TEAM NAMES If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #262 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day A PAUSE FOR RECOVERY: BREAK, BREATHER, RESPITE, REST CASINO TABLE GAMES: BACCARAT, BLACKJACK, CRAPS, ROULETTE LAS VEGAS TEAMS: ACES, GOLDEN KNIGHTS, RAIDERS, RUNNIN' REBELS FORMER MLB TEAM NAMES: DEVIL RAYS, HIGHLANDERS, NAPS, ROBINS Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there.Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles. NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for June 12first appeared on Parade on Jun 12, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
