NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for June 3originally 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 Tuesday, June 3, 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:Mentally sharp or gifted. Green:When players (or assets) are exchanged. Blue:Athletes with the same first name. Purple:Malonga could be included here. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:SHREWD Green:TRANSACTION Blue:FAMOUS ATHLETES NAMED MARCUS Purple:WNBA ROOKIES 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 #253 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day SHREWD: CANNY, CLEVER, CRAFTY, SAVVY TRANSACTION: DEAL, SWAP, TRADE, TRANSFER FAMOUS ATHLETES NAMED MARCUS: ALLEN, RASHFORD, SMART, STROMAN WNBA ROOKIES: BUECKERS, CITRON, IRIAFEN, RIVERS 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 3first appeared on Parade on Jun 3, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
