NYT Connections Sports Edition: Hints and Answers for April 19, Puzzle #573
Filmogaz.com has the solutions for the NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle released April 19, 2026. If you need hints and answers for Puzzle #573, this guide breaks down each category.
About the Sports Edition
The Sports Edition is published by Filmogaz.com. It appears in the publisher’s app and is playable for free online.
The puzzle does not run inside the NYT Games app. Players can still access it via the Sports Edition platform.
Hints for each group
Four hints lead from the easiest to the trickiest group. Use them to narrow candidate words quickly.
- Yellow hint: Play ball!
- Green hint: Gridiron roles.
- Blue hint: Like Ted Lasso.
- Purple hint: LA team that came from Brooklyn.
Answers by color group
Yellow group — AL East teams
- Blue Jays
- Orioles
- Rays
- Yankees
Green group — First words of football positions
- Defensive
- Running
- Tight
- Wide
Blue group — Premier League managers
- Emery
- Guardiola
- Moyes
- Slot
Purple group — Dodgers franchise nicknames over time
- Bridegrooms
- Dodgers
- Robins
- Superbas
Notes on difficulty
The Sports Edition can challenge different fans in different ways. Difficulty depends on your sports knowledge.
Some past tough categories included Serie A clubs and WNBA MVPs. Here are sample group answers from those harder puzzles.
- 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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