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Hints for Connections: Sports Edition #332
The game asks players to group 16 terms into four sets of four that share a common thread. Its instruction is to “group sports terms that share a common thread,” as quoted from the NYT game instructions by Parade.
Try each clue before revealing the category labels or full groups:
- Yellow: What you want to do.
- Green: Football abbreviations.
- Blue: Home to hoops.
- Purple: Hidden hockey team names.
Category names
Still working? These labels narrow down the connections without listing every answer:
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- Height: 9.5in / 24cm, Width: 6.75in / 17cm
- By Barbara Ireland
- Paperback
- 669 pages
- Imprint: Taschen
- Yellow: OBJECTIVE
- Green: NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS
- Blue: NBA ARENAS ENDING WITH “CENTER”
- Purple: ENDS WITH AN NHL TEAM
Full answers for August 21
Spoilers: the complete groups for puzzle #332 are below. The same date, puzzle number, categories, and solutions are reported by Parade and Yahoo Sports.
- OBJECTIVE: AIM, GOAL, MARK, TARGET
- NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS: CHI, MIA, MIN, NO
- NBA ARENAS ENDING WITH “CENTER”: BARCLAYS, CHASE, DELTA, KIA
- ENDS WITH AN NHL TEAM: GEODUCKS, SPOILERS, SUPERSTARS, VIKINGS
Why the purple group works
Each word in the last group ends with the name of an NHL team: GEODUCKS, SPOILERS, SUPERSTARS, and VIKINGS (Kings). The group relies on spotting team names embedded at the ends of longer words, rather than on a shared sport or position.
Rank #2
- Height: 13.75in / 35cm, Depth: 2in / 5cm, Width: 10.25in / 26cm
- By Reuel Golden
- Hardcover
- 560 pages
- Imprint: Taschen
What the scoreboard abbreviations mean
The green answers are short forms for NFL teams: CHI is Chicago, MIA is Miami, MIN is Minnesota, and NO is New Orleans. The category is about the abbreviations as they appear on scoreboards.
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Rank #4
Rank #3
- Height: 9.75in / 24.5cm, Width: 6.75in / 17cm
- By Barbara Ireland
- Paperback
- 752 pages
- Imprint: Taschen
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