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    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 25, #489

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    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 25, #489

    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 25, #489

    Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 25, No. 489.

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    Today’s Connections: Sports Edition grid started with a funny message: SUPER BOWL ORR BUST. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

    Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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    Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

    Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

    Yellow group hint: Bummer!

    Green group hint: Add three letters.

    Blue group hint: Noted hockey players.

    Purple group hint: Not the moon, but …

    Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

    Yellow group: Disappointment.

    Green group: Sports, with “-ing.”

    Blue group: Hall of Fame NHL defensemen.

    Purple group: ____ star(s)

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    What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

    The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 25, 2026.

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    The yellow words in today’s Connections

    The theme is disappointment. The four answers are bust, dud, failure and flop.

    The green words in today’s Connections

    The theme is sports, with “-ing.” The four answers are bowl, box, curl and surf.

    The blue words in today’s Connections

    The theme is Hall of Fame NHL defensemen. The four answers are Bourque, Coffey, Leetch and Orr.

    The purple words in today’s Connections

    The theme is ____ star(s). The four answers are all, Chicago, Dallas and super.

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