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Puzzle #746 Fri, Oct 9, 2026
Yesterday · Puzzle #746

Yesterday's Connections Sports Edition Answer

Fri, Oct 9, 2026Updated By Connections Hint

Spoiler-safe. Nothing is grouped until you open it. Start with a single nudge per group, then the category names, then the full solution only if you need it.

That day's 16 words
the grid, ungrouped
MAGICKICKBOXINGAGENTOLYMPIC RINGSTHE LOGOOFFENSIVE LINESAFETYMIXED MARTIAL ARTSMODERN PENTATHLONMR. BASKETBALLWRESTLINGBIG GAME JAMESFENCINGLPGA MAJORSTHROW
Hints by group
reveal only what you need
Yellowgroupeasiest
See a hint
Start from BOXING
See the category
ONE-VS.-ONE SPORTS
See the 4 words
FENCING · WRESTLING · BOXING · MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Greengroupmedium
See a hint
One of these four is BIG GAME JAMES
See the category
NICKNAMES OF FAMOUS LAKERS
See the 4 words
THE LOGO · MAGIC · BIG GAME JAMES · MR. BASKETBALL
Bluegrouptricky
See a hint
THROW belongs here
See the category
FREE _____
See the 4 words
AGENT · SAFETY · THROW · KICK
Purplegrouphardest
See a hint
Start from MODERN PENTATHLON
See the category
GROUPS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR THINGS
See the 4 words
OLYMPIC RINGS · OFFENSIVE LINE · MODERN PENTATHLON · LPGA MAJORS
The four categories
Reveal the four category names
ONE-VS.-ONE SPORTSYellow
NICKNAMES OF FAMOUS LAKERSGreen
FREE _____Blue
GROUPS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR THINGSPurple
The full answer
Reveal all four groups
ONE-VS.-ONE SPORTSYellow
FENCING · WRESTLING · BOXING · MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
NICKNAMES OF FAMOUS LAKERSGreen
THE LOGO · MAGIC · BIG GAME JAMES · MR. BASKETBALL
FREE _____Blue
AGENT · SAFETY · THROW · KICK
GROUPS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR THINGSPurple
OLYMPIC RINGS · OFFENSIVE LINE · MODERN PENTATHLON · LPGA MAJORS
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Background & guide

Yesterday's puzzle, explained

Here is the complete grouping for yesterday's Connections Sports Edition, in the order the puzzle ranks them: yellow first as the most direct, then green, then blue, and purple last as the one built on wordplay. If you finished with one group left standing, it was almost certainly purple.

Reading a puzzle you already lost

The useful question is not which words you missed but which pairing pulled you off course. Sports Edition sets its traps by putting a word that clearly belongs to one sport next to three others that only appear to. Spotting that pattern once makes the same trick visible the next time it shows up.

Playing today's puzzle instead? Today's hints are laid out the same way, one layer at a time, and the past week of answers is collected on its own page.

Frequently asked questions
Which day does this page show?
The puzzle from the previous calendar day, New York time. It updates automatically at midnight, when today's puzzle takes over the hints page.
Can I look up an older Sports Edition puzzle?
Yes. Every past puzzle is in the archive, grouped by year, and each day has its own page with the full grouping.
Why are the groups ordered yellow, green, blue, purple?
That is the puzzle's own difficulty order. Yellow is the most literal category and purple is usually the wordplay one, so reading them in order shows how the puzzle was meant to unfold.