Connections Sports Edition #770 hints and answers for Monday, November 2, 2026
Connections Sports Edition #770 sets a neat trap: FIELD GOAL sits in the yellow group as a basketball score, while the blue group is four NFL kickers whose surnames all read as ordinary words. The purple group is a fill-in - each word completes a hockey or soccer term after GOAL. Work one group at a time: hint first, then the category name, then the four words behind the tap.
Group 1 - Yellow
Hint: Every one puts points on a basketball scoreboard: the hoop itself, the slang for a made shot, the scored shot by its official name, and the plain verb for sinking one.
A SCORE IN BASKETBALL
A SCORE IN BASKETBALL
Group 2 - Green
Hint: Four verbs for sending a ball on its way, running from a gentle roll along the ground to a full-strength heave.
PROPEL A BALL
PROPEL A BALL
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: Four surnames of NFL kickers, and every one doubles as an everyday word: a fish, a word for people, a word for small, and a closed curve.
NFL KICKERS
NFL KICKERS
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: Each word follows GOAL to complete a hockey or soccer term: the painted area in front of the net, the line the puck or ball must cross, the opening of the goal, and the upright that frames it.