{"id":3736,"date":"2026-01-18T02:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-18-482\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T02:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T02:20:44","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-18-482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-18-482\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Jan. 18 #482"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Looking for the <strong>most recent<\/strong>\u00a0regular Connections answers? Click here for today&#8217;s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.<\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">Today&#8217;s\u00a0Connections: Sports Edition\u00a0is a kind of a fun one. It helps if you know a lot of last names from the sports world. If you&#8217;re struggling with today&#8217;s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.<\/p>\n<p>Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn&#8217;t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic&#8217;s own app. Or you can play it for free online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong>NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta<\/p>\n<h2>Hints for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/h2>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<p>Here are four hints for the groupings in today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yellow group hint<\/strong>: More than 10 teams are in this group now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group hint<\/strong>: No rings for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group hint<\/strong>: Where teams play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group hint<\/strong>: Hit the right note.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yellow group<\/strong>: Big Ten teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group<\/strong>: Last four Super Bowl-losing QBs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group<\/strong>: Home cities of NFL teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group<\/strong>: Athletes with musical surnames.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words<\/p>\n<h2>What are today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition answers?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-cmsImage c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage_image\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/feaf6ac19234f546a8aea2f0f4ec577850477c3d\/hub\/2026\/01\/17\/772d6d14-91a1-459a-89eb-85353f01e645\/jan18sports2026.png?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 18, 2026\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/c6396c3469cf509a51bdb5876c6b7edcca52dcc9\/hub\/2026\/01\/17\/772d6d14-91a1-459a-89eb-85353f01e645\/jan18sports2026.png?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 18, 2026\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/44de8416fb582d02df8fc0acc943b351225041ca\/hub\/2026\/01\/17\/772d6d14-91a1-459a-89eb-85353f01e645\/jan18sports2026.png?auto=webp&amp;width=1200\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 18, 2026\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 18, 2026\" height=\"609.0909090909091\" width=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div><figcaption><span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_caption g-inner-spacing-right-small g-text-xxsmall\"><\/p>\n<p>The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-inner-spacing-right-small g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall g-color-text-meta g-text-xxxsmall\">NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The yellow words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is Big Ten teams. The four answers are Penn State, Purdue, Washington and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<h3>The green words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is last four Super Bowl-losing QBs. The four answers are Burrow, Hurts, Mahomes and Purdy.<\/p>\n<h3>The blue words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is home cities of NFL teams. The four answers are Arlington, Foxboro, Orchard Park and Santa Clara.<\/p>\n<h3>The purple words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is athletes with musical surnames. 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