Here are hints and the answers for today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 1, 2026.
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle features a diverse range of categories. The purple category is tricky, as always. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Yellow group hint: Person who directs the team does this.
Purple group hint: The same word, separated by a two-letter preposition.
The four answers are drill, instruct, school and teach.
The four answers are Blue, Jaxson De Ville, Sourdough Sam and Swoop.
The four answers are 2, BC, Falcons and Matty Ice.
The four answers are back, day, man and toe.
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
