Today's Connections: Sports Edition Answers and Hints for #454

Finding the common thread in today's Connections: Sports Edition can be a real challenge. If puzzle #454 from The New York Times has you stumped, we've got you covered with all the hints and the final answers to help you solve it.

Developed by The New York Times in association with its sports publication, The Athletic, Connections: Sports Edition is a daily word game designed to test the knowledge of sports fans. The puzzle resets every day at midnight, and each one can get trickier than the last.

If you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues to get you over the line. But if you just want to be told today's solution, you can jump to the end of this article.

A Hint for Today's Categories

Want a nudge in the right direction without spoiling the whole thing? Here are some clues for today's categories:

• 🟨 Yellow: Competitive objects
• 🟩 Green: Teams from the same state
• 🟦 Blue: Teams in the same league
• 🟪 Purple: Phrases that share the same first word

Today's Connections Categories Revealed

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following official categories:

• 🟨 Yellow: Sports projectiles
• 🟩 Green: Oklahoma teams
• 🟦 Blue: PWHL teams
• 🟪 Purple: Full ____

The Solution to Connections: Sports Edition #454

Spoiler alert! This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the answers.

The solution to today's Connections is...

• 🟨 Sports projectiles: BALL, FRISBEE, PUCK, SHUTTLECOCK
• 🟩 Oklahoma teams: COWBOYS, GOLDEN HURRICANE, SOONERS, THUNDER
• 🟦 PWHL teams: FROST, GOLDENEYES, SCEPTRES, VICTOIRE
• 🟪 Full ____: BACK, COUNT, HOUSE, TIME

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new sports Connections puzzle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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