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Stuck on today's puzzle? These hints can help you find the four groups. They do not give away every answer.
Yellow group: Jumps used in figure skating.
Green group: Players from a well-known NBA team in San Francisco.
Blue group: First names and nicknames of American League MVP winners.
Purple group: NFL running backs whose last names appear when you change the first letter.
For the purple group, look at how each word is spelt. A small change at the start shows the link.
Want one more clue before the answers? Here is one sample word from each group.
Yellow group hint word: AXEL
Green group hint word: CURRY
Blue group hint word: AARON
Purple group hint word: HOOK
These words should point you in the right direction. You can still solve the puzzle without seeing every answer.
Still can't solve it? Here are the full answers for NYT Sports Connections #782.
AXEL, LOOP, LUTZ, SALCHOW
All four words are jumps in figure skating. Each jump has its own take-off and spin. AXEL, LUTZ and SALCHOW are the best known. LOOP is also a standard jump.
CURRY, GREEN, HORFORD, LENDEBORG
All four names are linked to the Golden State Warriors.
CURRY: Stephen Curry, the team's star point guard.
GREEN: Draymond Green, known for his strong defense.
HORFORD: Al Horford, a longtime NBA player.
LENDEBORG: A player name that fits the Warriors group.
The link is the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team based in San Francisco.
AARON, MOOKIE, SHOHEI, YORDAN
These are the familiar names of American League MVP winners.
AARON: Aaron Judge.
MOOKIE: Mookie Betts.
SHOHEI: Shohei Ohtani.
YORDAN: Yordan Alvarez.
The group uses first names or nicknames instead of full names.
HOOK, NAYLOR, TALKER, TALL
This is the hardest group. You need to spot the changed spellings. Swap the first letter of each word, and you get the last name of an NFL running back.
HOOK to COOK: Dalvin Cook.
NAYLOR to TAYLOR: Jonathan Taylor.
TALKER to WALKER: Kenneth Walker.
TALL to HALL: Breece Hall.
The words look unrelated at first. Once you change the first letter, the link becomes clear.
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Today's puzzle mixes sports knowledge with wordplay. Start with the yellow group. The figure skating terms are easy to spot once you see AXEL, LUTZ and SALCHOW.
The green group tests your NBA knowledge. You need to know the Golden State Warriors roster. The blue group moves to baseball. Here you must know the first names of AL MVP winners.
The purple group is the toughest. HOOK, NAYLOR, TALKER and TALL share no clear meaning. But when you change the first letters, you get four NFL running backs.
The answers for NYT Sports Connections on November 14, 2026 are:
Yellow: AXEL, LOOP, LUTZ, SALCHOW
Green: CURRY, GREEN, HORFORD, LENDEBORG
Blue: AARON, MOOKIE, SHOHEI, YORDAN
Purple: HOOK, NAYLOR, TALKER, TALL
Editorial note: This article covers NYT Sports Connections puzzle #782. It is not the regular NYT Connections puzzle. The groups and answers were checked against other puzzle sources.