NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for November 3, 2026
Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
Today's NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle is designed to be more accessible for college basketball enthusiasts. This version of the popular New York Times word game challenges sports fans to identify the common connections between 16 words. As with the original Connections, each grouping of words is divided into four categories - yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (hardest). Players have four mistakes before the game ends and can rearrange or shuffle the board to help identify the connections.
For today's puzzle, the categories are:
Yellow: Fortitude - GRIT, GUTS, METTLE, MOXIE
Green: Supplies for an athletic trainer - BANDAGES, ICE PACK, PRE-WRAP, TAPE
Blue: Men's college basketball coaches - DREW, FEW, PAINTER, SELF
Purple: __ room - DRESSING, FILM, LOCKER, WEIGHT
If you need more assistance, you can find the full solution at the end of this article. Remember, there will be new Connections puzzles available tomorrow for additional brain-stretching fun.
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