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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 9 #139

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Today, Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, is a big day for Connections: Sports Edition. The puzzle is coming out of beta today. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will be continuing to publish it. It won’t show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. And to no one’s surprise, all of today’s categories are about pro football.

Read more: NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried It

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Way to score

Green group hint: Pass the seven-layer dip

Blue group hint: Run and catch

Purple group hint: Not front, but…

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Scoring plays

Green group: Big Game snacks

Blue group: Receiver routes

Purple group: ____ back

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

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The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 9, 2024, #139.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is scoring plays. The four answers are extra point, field goal, safety and touchdown.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is big game snacks. The four answers are chips, nachos, pizza and wings.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is receiver routes. The four answers are curl, fly, hook and slant.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ back. The four answers are corner, full, quarter and tail.

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