{"id":5197,"date":"2026-01-20T07:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-20-484\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:14:09","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-20-484","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-20-484\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Jan. 20 #484"},"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\u00a0isn&#8217;t too tough, but the purple category might stump you. 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>: The other team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group hint<\/strong>: Whoops!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group hint<\/strong>: Baseball teams, for short.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group hint<\/strong>: Hoopster nicknames.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yellow group<\/strong>: Adversary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group<\/strong>: Mess up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group<\/strong>: NL East teams, on scoreboards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group<\/strong>: Nicknames of WNBA players.<\/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\/6329a2e3510c65a06f68c034584a853fd2ae14c5\/hub\/2026\/01\/19\/2cbda602-0fba-4a16-b2ad-5c6202bf4ade\/jan20sports2026.png?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 20, 2026\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/d7cdc7b4448b0467c2dc15722c21e4f0943fbf21\/hub\/2026\/01\/19\/2cbda602-0fba-4a16-b2ad-5c6202bf4ade\/jan20sports2026.png?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 20, 2026\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/8625c09c0022f0adf75c1a21cb5bec292f7040ba\/hub\/2026\/01\/19\/2cbda602-0fba-4a16-b2ad-5c6202bf4ade\/jan20sports2026.png?auto=webp&amp;width=1200\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 20, 2026\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 20, 2026\" height=\"636.0736196319019\" 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. 20, 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 adversary. The four answers are challenger, foe, opponent and rival.<\/p>\n<h3>The green words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is mess up. The four answers are botch, err, flub and fumble.<\/p>\n<h3>The blue words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is NL East teams, on scoreboards. The four answers are ATL, MIA, NYM and PHI.<\/p>\n<h3>The purple words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is nicknames of WNBA players. 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