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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition contains the name SIR PURR, which might be my favorite Connections clue ever. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Major conference.

Green group hint: Team symbol.

Blue group hint: They can shoot from afar.

Purple group hint: Same last name.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: A Big Ten athlete.

Green group: NFL mascots.

Blue group: NBA career 3-point leaders.

Purple group: ____ Martinez.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is a Big Ten athlete. The four answers are Buckeye, Duck, Spartan and Terrapin.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL mascots. The four answers are Poe, Rowdy, Sir Purr and Swoop.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is NBA career 3-point leaders. The four answers are Allen, Curry, Harden and Lillard.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ Martinez.  The four answers are Edgar, Pedro, Tino and Victor.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a fun mix of topics. Fans of a certain British special agent, plus fans of a particular furry friend, will enjoy the blue and purple categories. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Are you kidding me?

Green group hint:  Not a decrease.

Blue group hint: Like 007.

Purple group hint: Meow.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Nonsense.

Green group: Increase, with «up.»

Blue group: Fictional spies.

Purple group: Cat ____.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is nonsense. The four answers are baloney, bull, bunk and rubbish.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is increase, with «up.» The four answers are crank, hike, jack and raise.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is fictional spies. The four answers are Archer, Hunt, Peel and Powers.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is cat ____. The four answers are fish, nap, tail and walk.

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I got a kick out of today’s Wordle puzzle. It’s a fun word, with fairly common consonants, though if you guess AUDIO or ADIEU as your first word, you won’t get a lot of letters right away. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has one vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with C.

Wordle hint No. 4: Fly high

Today’s Wordle answer is often associated with birds.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to a short, high-pitched sound.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is CHIRP.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Sept. 7, No. 1541 was TENOR.

Recent Wordle answers

Sept. 3, No. 1537: FETCH

Sept. 4, No. 1538: BLEND

Sept. 5, No. 1539: DRIFT

Sept. 6, No. 1540: BULGE