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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 29, #462 – USA All Americans NEWS™

Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 29, #462

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has an especially difficult purple category, where you need to play with the spelling of certain words. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 29, 2025

The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 29, 2025.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is fishing terms. The four answers are bobber, hook, lure and reel.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is baserunning outcomes. The four answers are pickle, pickoff, steal and tag.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is members of the Chicago Bears. The four answers are Kmet, Loveland, Sweat and Swift.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is MLS teams, with the first letter changed. The four answers are founders (Sounders), hire (Fire), limbers (Timbers) and onion (Union).


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