NYT Connections Sports Edition: April 8 Hints and Answers, #562
Filmogaz.com has compiled hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle in the Sports Edition. The puzzle is dated April 8 and numbered #562. Many solvers found this edition especially challenging.
Where to play
Connections: Sports Edition is produced by The Athletic. The Athletic is a subscription sports site owned by The Times.
The puzzle does not appear in the NYT Games app. It is available in The Athletic’s app. A free web version is also playable online.
Hints for the four groups
Hints are ranked from the easiest yellow group to the trickier purple group. Use them to narrow possibilities quickly.
- Yellow hint: Working out.
- Green hint: Cover your face.
- Blue hint: NFL players.
- Purple hint: Leap.
Solutions explained
Each group shares a clear theme. Below are the four answers for each color group.
Yellow group — exercises
- crunch
- plank
- situp
- squat
Green group — masked sporting roles
- catcher
- fencer
- football player
- goaltender
Blue group — Hall of Fame defensive ends
- Dent
- Peppers
- Strahan
- Youngblood
Purple group — types of jump
- broad
- high
- long
- triple
Other challenging categories
Connections puzzles often rotate among sports topics. Some categories can stump even devoted fans.
Serie A clubs
- Atalanta
- Juventus
- Lazio
- Roma
WNBA MVPs
- Catchings
- Delle Donne
- Fowles
- Stewart
Premier League team nicknames
- Bees
- Cherries
- Foxes
- Hammers
Homophones of NBA player names
- Barns
- Connect
- Heart
- Hero
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