Connections Sports Edition — October 24, 2026
Puzzle #761 · Today’s answers and hints, with the full solution kept below the hints.
Today’s Sports Edition grid leans on baseball, college towns and football names. Work through the hints first if you want to keep solving — the four groups are listed further down, clearly marked as spoilers.
Hints for today’s Sports Edition
Gentle nudge: Think baseball, college towns, quarterbacks and Dallas.
Stronger hint: One group is about places a pitcher throws from, and another is about the places where college teams are based.
Category reveal: The four category ideas are where a pitcher throws from, ACC school locations, Geno Smith teams, and words that fit after “Dallas”.
Today’s Sports Edition answers
Spoiler warning: The full solution is in the boxes below. Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.
Yellow — Where a pitcher throws from: BUMP, HILL, MOUND, RUBBER
Green — ACC school locations: CHAPEL HILL, CHESTNUT HILL, DALLAS, PALO ALTO
Blue — Geno Smith teams: JETS, RAIDERS, SEAHAWKS, WEST VIRGINIA
Purple — Dallas ____: CLARK, COWBOYS, GOEDERT, STARS
Difficulty note: A fair sports grid. The pitcher group falls into place early, while the Dallas group needs a second look at how each word pairs with the city name.
Frequently asked questions
What are today’s Connections Sports Edition answers for October 24, 2026?
Yellow — Where a pitcher throws from: BUMP, HILL, MOUND, RUBBER. Green — ACC school locations: CHAPEL HILL, CHESTNUT HILL, DALLAS, PALO ALTO. Blue — Geno Smith teams: JETS, RAIDERS, SEAHAWKS, WEST VIRGINIA. Purple — Dallas ____: CLARK, COWBOYS, GOEDERT, STARS.
What is the trickiest category in today’s Sports Edition?
The purple group, which links four words that can all come after “Dallas”.
How is Sports Edition different from regular Connections?
It uses sports-themed words instead of general words, in the same four-by-four format.
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