Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Feb. 13, #143

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Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9.  That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will be continuing to publish it. It won’t show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.  

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle is a tough one. It’s got one of those fun categories where you need to look for a word hidden in another word, which can be intriguing but also frustrating. Read on for hints and the answers.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Pump you up

Green group hint: Think Shaun White

Blue group hint: The Seattle Sounders are one

Purple group hint: Team names, hidden in other words

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group:  Weightlifting needs

Green group: Olympic snowboarding events

Blue group: MLS teams

Purple group: Ends with an MLB team

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is weightlifting needs. The four answers are bar, bench, dumbell and spotter.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Olympic snowboarding events. The four answers are big air, giant slalom, halfpipe and slopestyle.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is MLS teams. The four answers are Dynamo, Earthquakes, Red Bulls and Whitecaps.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ends with an MLB team. The four answers are betrays, helmets, hundreds and strangers.

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