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Sports Connections Hint

August 10, 2026#993

Updated 12:53 PM ET

Nothing on this page reveals the answer until you ask for it.

Written by Blake Boege

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The four groups, yellow to purple

Groups are ordered easiest to hardest. Take the nudge first; open more only if you need it.

yellow(easiest)

Four entries on the scoresheet of a game played with rackets and a net. Two of them are things you want, and two are mistakes.

Reveal the yellow group name

TENNIS STAT

Reveal the four words
  • WINNER
  • ACE
  • UNFORCED ERROR
  • DOUBLE FAULT

green(easy)

Four words a broadcaster reaches for when a hitter absolutely connects. One of them doubles as the fat part of the bat.

Reveal the green group name

MAKE GOOD CONTACT (IN BASEBALL)

Reveal the four words
  • CRUSH
  • SMOKE
  • BARREL
  • LACE

blue(tricky)

One player ties these together: the number on his jersey, the team that pays him, the college he came from, and the job he does on the field.

Reveal the blue group name

ASSOCIATED WITH DAK PRESCOTT

Reveal the four words
  • 4
  • COWBOYS
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE
  • QUARTERBACK

purple(hardest)

None of these is finished on its own. The same word completes all four, and it shows up on a basketball court, on a football line, and in a dentist's chair.

Reveal the purple group name

_____ GUARD

Reveal the four words
  • COMBO
  • OFFENSIVE
  • MOUTH
  • NOSE

The other six puzzles today

Same promise on every one of them: labelled clues in the open, the answer behind a reveal you have to open on purpose.

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