
NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Thursday, July 31originally 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, July 31, 2025, you've come to the right place. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 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." Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:Starts with a break. Green:Part of one of two conferences. Blue:Special Philly. Purple:For the court. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:TERMS IN 8-BALL POOL Green:AFC WEST TEAMS Blue:ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN HURTS Purple:TENNIS ____ 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 #311 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day TERMS IN 8-BALL POOL:CUE, SCRATCH, SOLID, STRIPES AFC WEST TEAMS:BRONCOS, CHARGERS, CHIEFS, RAIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN HURTS:ALABAMA, EAGLES, OKLAHOMA, SUPER BOWL MVP TENNIS ____:COURT, ELBOW, RACKET, SHOES 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 Thursday, July 31first appeared on Parade on Jul 31, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 31, 2025, where it first appeared.