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Puzzle #711 Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Yesterday · Puzzle #711

Yesterday's Connections Sports Edition Answer

Fri, Sep 4, 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
LOTTERYHIT900MANUALTHOMPSONPLUNKDRESSELLEDECKYDRILLMCTWISTORDERCLASSBEANHEELFLIPPHELPSPICKS
Hints by group
reveal only what you need
Yellowgroupeasiest
See a hint
HIT belongs here
See the category
NAIL A BATTER WITH A PITCH
See the 4 words
PLUNK · BEAN · DRILL · HIT
Greengroupmedium
See a hint
One of these four is 900
See the category
SKATEBOARDING TRICKS
See the 4 words
HEELFLIP · MANUAL · MCTWIST · 900
Bluegrouptricky
See a hint
Start from THOMPSON
See the category
SWIMMERS WITH 10+ OLYMPIC MEDALS
See the 4 words
PHELPS · DRESSEL · LEDECKY · THOMPSON
Purplegrouphardest
See a hint
One of these four is PICKS
See the category
DRAFT _____
See the 4 words
LOTTERY · CLASS · ORDER · PICKS
The four categories
Reveal the four category names
NAIL A BATTER WITH A PITCHYellow
SKATEBOARDING TRICKSGreen
SWIMMERS WITH 10+ OLYMPIC MEDALSBlue
DRAFT _____Purple
The full answer
Reveal all four groups
NAIL A BATTER WITH A PITCHYellow
PLUNK · BEAN · DRILL · HIT
SKATEBOARDING TRICKSGreen
HEELFLIP · MANUAL · MCTWIST · 900
SWIMMERS WITH 10+ OLYMPIC MEDALSBlue
PHELPS · DRESSEL · LEDECKY · THOMPSON
DRAFT _____Purple
LOTTERY · CLASS · ORDER · PICKS
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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.