Connections: Sports Edition asks players to sort sixteen words into four groups containing four words each. Today’s groups use sporting meanings, shared phrase openings, and altered spellings.
Connections: Sports Edition #772 Puzzle Overview: November 4, 2026
SINGLE, GAP, and CHANGE have more than one meaning. Check possible links before committing to four words.
The sixteen words on today’s board are: PITCHING, CHANGE, SINGLE, OUT, DOUBLE, DRIVE, GAP, TINKER, SAND, CORKBALL, LOB, TRIPLE, HOME RUN, GLIDER, BUTTER, JUDGE.
Connections: Sports Edition Hints: November 4, 2026
Each of the four color groups below opens in four steps: hints, one word, the category name, then all four words. Stop at the step that gives enough help.
Yellow group
Step 1 · two hints
- Think about results from successful swings.
- These are different kinds of hits recorded by batters.
Step 2 · one word
DOUBLE
Step 3 · category
PARTS OF A CYCLE
Step 4 · all four words
SINGLE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, HOME RUN
Green group
Step 1 · two hints
- Think about equipment selected for precise shots.
- These are four types of clubs.
Step 2 · one word
LOB
Step 3 · category
GOLF WEDGES
Step 4 · all four words
GAP, LOB, PITCHING, SAND
Blue group
Step 1 · two hints
- These entries can follow one shared word.
- Add one word in front to make familiar sports terms.
Step 2 · one word
DRIVE
Step 3 · category
LINE _____
Step 4 · all four words
CHANGE, DRIVE, JUDGE, OUT
Purple group
Step 1 · two hints
- Familiar sports terms sit behind altered spellings.
- Replace just the opening character; keep everything else intact.
Step 2 · one word
GLIDER
Step 3 · category
BASEBALL PITCHES, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED
Step 4 · all four words
GLIDER, TINKER, BUTTER, CORKBALL
Less common words explained
- CORKBALL: A game resembling baseball, played with a smaller ball and no baserunning.
Connections: Sports Edition Answers: November 4, 2026
Step 4 of each group above holds its answer. The full solved grid and notes on today’s tricky words are folded below.
Full solved grid
Tricky words (spoilers)
SINGLE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, and HOME RUN are the parts of a cycle. PITCHING may suggest the baseball theme behind purple, but it belongs with GAP, LOB, and SAND as a type of golf wedge.
Blue puts LINE before each entry: LINE CHANGE, LINE DRIVE, LINE JUDGE, and LINE OUT.
Purple changes the first letter of each pitch name: SLIDER becomes GLIDER, SINKER becomes TINKER, CUTTER becomes BUTTER, and FORKBALL becomes CORKBALL.
Yesterday’s groups for 3 November 2026
- FORTITUDE: GUTS, GRIT, MOXIE, METTLE
- SUPPLIES FOR AN ATHLETIC TRAINER: PRE-WRAP, TAPE, BANDAGES, ICE PACK
- MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES: DREW, FEW, SELF, PAINTER
- _____ ROOM: LOCKER, DRESSING, WEIGHT, FILM
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Earlier days: 3 Nov
Questions about Connections Sports Edition
How many tries does a player get in Connections Sports Edition?
The game ends after four mistakes.
Where can a person play Connections Sports Edition?
Play Connections: Sports Edition in a web browser on The Athletic’s section of The New York Times website.
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