Need help with NYT Connections Sports Edition #151 from Friday, February 21, 2025? Start with the four hints below, which reveal the puzzle gradually. The complete categories and answer groups are below a spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections Sports Edition #151
The puzzle asks you to group 16 sports-related terms into four sets of four. These hints move from broad category clues toward the connection itself.
- Yellow: Something received for winning or placing first, second, or third.
- Green: Words connected to a particular California city.
- Blue: Items used to attract or catch a certain animal.
- Purple: Each word comes before a common four-letter noun for a group of people who work closely together.
Parade’s February 21, 2025 guide describes the game’s instruction as “group sports terms that share a common thread.” Read Parade’s guide to this edition.
Spoiler warning: full answers below
The categories and all 16 answers follow. Stop here if you want to solve the grid using hints alone.
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Connections #151 categories and answers
Yellow — Award
CUP, MEDAL, PLAQUE, TROPHY
Green — A Los Angeles Athlete
CLIPPER, KING, RAM, SPARK
Blue — Fishing Baits and Lures
PLUG, SPINNER, SPOON, WORM
Purple — _____ Crew
BREW, COLUMBUS, GROUNDS, OFFICIATING
Why the tricky groups fit
Los Angeles teams
CLIPPER refers to the Los Angeles Clippers, KING to the Los Angeles Kings, RAM to the Los Angeles Rams, and SPARK to the Los Angeles Sparks.
Words before “crew”
Each purple answer forms a familiar phrase when followed by “crew”: brew crew, Columbus crew, ground crew, and officiating crew.
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This is the February 21, 2025 puzzle, not a different Connections Sports Edition that may appear in searches for February 21 in another year. The answer key for #151 is reported in Parade’s dated guide; the general game format is also described in the Connections reference page.
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