{
  "id": 17897710,
  "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for November 3, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-november-3",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-november-3-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nFor today's puzzle, the categories are:\nYellow: Fortitude - GRIT, GUTS, METTLE, MOXIE\nGreen: Supplies for an athletic trainer - BANDAGES, ICE PACK, PRE-WRAP, TAPE\nBlue: Men's college basketball coaches - DREW, FEW, PAINTER, SELF\nPurple: __ room - DRESSING, FILM, LOCKER, WEIGHT\n\nIf 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.",
  "summary": "Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}