Puzzle #714 Mon, Sep 7, 2026
Yesterday · Puzzle #714

Yesterday's Connections Sports Edition Answer

Mon, Sep 7, 2026Updated

Spoiler-safe. Nothing is grouped until you open it. Start with a single nudge per group, then the category names, then the full solution only if you need it.

That day's 16 words
the grid, ungrouped
COLLEGECARCAMINEROFLEXASHETEVANRAFTERVARSITYSEAUD/STOTTEDMLAVERRBSINNER
Hints by group
reveal only what you need
Yellow groupeasiest
See a hint
One answer is VAN
See the category
NHL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS
See the 4 words
OTT · CAR · VAN · EDM
Green groupmedium
See a hint
One answer is FLEX
See the category
POSITIONS IN FANTASY FOOTBALL
See the 4 words
RB · TE · FLEX · D/ST
Blue grouptricky
See a hint
One answer is ASHE
See the category
US OPEN MEN'S SINGLES WINNERS
See the 4 words
SINNER · RAFTER · ASHE · LAVER
Purple grouphardest
See a hint
One answer is VARSITY
See the category
JUNIOR _____
See the 4 words
COLLEGE · CAMINERO · VARSITY · SEAU
The four categories
Reveal the four category names
NHL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDSYellow
POSITIONS IN FANTASY FOOTBALLGreen
US OPEN MEN'S SINGLES WINNERSBlue
JUNIOR _____Purple
The full answer
Reveal all four groups
NHL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDSYellow
OTT · CAR · VAN · EDM
POSITIONS IN FANTASY FOOTBALLGreen
RB · TE · FLEX · D/ST
US OPEN MEN'S SINGLES WINNERSBlue
SINNER · RAFTER · ASHE · LAVER
JUNIOR _____Purple
COLLEGE · CAMINERO · VARSITY · SEAU
Background & guide

Yesterday's puzzle, explained

Here is the complete grouping for yesterday's Connections Sports Edition, in the order the puzzle ranks them: yellow first as the most direct, then green, then blue, and purple last as the one built on wordplay. If you finished with one group left standing, it was almost certainly purple.

Reading a puzzle you already lost

The useful question is not which words you missed but which pairing pulled you off course. Sports Edition sets its traps by putting a word that clearly belongs to one sport next to three others that only appear to. Spotting that pattern once makes the same trick visible the next time it shows up.

Playing today's puzzle instead? Today's hints are laid out the same way, one layer at a time, and the past week of answers is collected on its own page.

FAQ
Which day does this page show?
The puzzle from the previous calendar day, New York time. It updates automatically at midnight, when today's puzzle takes over the hints page.
Can I look up an older Sports Edition puzzle?
Yes. Every past puzzle is in the archive, grouped by year, and each day has its own page with the full grouping.
Why are the groups ordered yellow, green, blue, purple?
That is the puzzle's own difficulty order. Yellow is the most literal category and purple is usually the wordplay one, so reading them in order shows how the puzzle was meant to unfold.