Connections: Sports Edition Hint Today: Answers for Nov. 14, # 782

Here are the answers for today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Saturday, Nov. 14. Hope you know your figure skating! Read on for hints and the answers.

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group hint: Ice ice baby.

Green group hint: Dub Nation.

Blue group hint: Nicknames for baseball stars.

Purple group hint: Footballers, with one letter adjusted.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Figure skating jumps.

Green group: Golden State Warriors.

Blue group: AL MVPs, familiarly.

Purple group: NFL RBs, with the first letter changed.

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is figure skating jumps.

The four answers are axel, loop, lutz and salchow.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Golden State Warriors.

The four answers are Curry, Green, Horford and Lendeborg.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is AL MVPs, familiarly.

The four answers are Aaron, Mookie, Shohei and Yordan.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL RBs, with the first letter changed.

The four answers are hook (Cook), Naylor (Taylor), talker (Walker) and tall (Hall).

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