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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 22, #667 1%
By Gael Cooper1%
7/21/2026, 10:03:12 PM
Topics: Nyt Connections, Sports
BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Biased Writer Voice, and In-Group Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 19 hits. Analysis detected 90 faulty-reasoning hits from 221 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 8% and a BS Rank of 1% (19,312 of 19,502 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 99.00% of the article peer group.
I thought the green and blue categories in today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle were fun ones.
You might, too, if you love movies and college football.
If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group hint: Fore!
Green group hint: Enjoy the show!
Blue group hint: Alma mater.
Purple group hint: Take a…
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Places where an errant golf shot lands
Green group: Sports films, with “The.”
Blue group: College football stadium nicknames, with “The.”
Purple group: ____ break.
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is places where an errant golf shot lands.
The four answers are bunker, out of bounds, pond and rough.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is sports films, with “The.”
The four answers are Fighter, Karate Kid, Natural and Waterboy.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is college football stadium nicknames, with “The.”
The four answers are Big House, Flats, Horseshoe and Swamp.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ break.
The four answers are fast, hydration, service and tie.
Analysis
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