NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for November 5, 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 Connections: Sports Edition offers a more manageable challenge for those who enjoy college basketball. This popular New York Times word game, in partnership with The Athletic, tests your sports knowledge by requiring you to identify common threads between 16 words presented in four categories. The game resets each midnight, with increasing difficulty over time.
For today's puzzle, hints include: Yellow: future Olympic hosts, Green: Triple-A baseball teams, Blue: associated with Nikola Jokić, and Purple: NHL head coaches. The categories are color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the most challenging. The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #773 is as follows: Future Olympic hosts - BRISBANE, FRENCH ALPS, LOS ANGELES, UTAH; Triple-A Baseball Teams - CHIHUAHUAS, MUD HENS, SPACE COWBOYS, TIDES; Associated with Nikola Jokić - JOKER, MVP, NUGGETS, SERBIA; NHL head coaches - BRUNETTE, MAURICE, MUSE, ST. LOUIS.
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