Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.
Connections: Welcome to Sports Edition Coach — the place to collect clues and discuss (and share) scores.
A quick public service note before continuing: The end of this article contains one answer for each of the four categories. Therefore, if you want to solve the board without hints, we recommend you play it before continuing.
Wednesday’s game can be accessed here.
Today’s difficulty
Difficulty score is an average rating by testers who play the game beforehand to check quality and accuracy.
Game No.16 difficulty: 3.5 out of 5
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Scroll down to see one answer for each of the four categories.
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Yellow: iron
Green: ICE
Blue: Rose
Purple: Peach
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