Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

Sports Edition answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections: Sports Edition, every day.

Today's NYT Connections puzzle features another super-tricky purple group. The words in it all fit in the same category, but they're only parts of bigger words, so good luck figuring that one out. It might actually drive you nuts, and that's a clue. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.