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Connections: Sports Edition has a fun purple category today, if you know sports abbreviations of all kinds. New York hoops fans, there’s also a category for you. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it 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: This matters.

Green group hint: City that never sleeps.

Blue group hint: James.

Purple group hint: 11th letter.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Important.

Green group: Basketball teams in New York City.

Blue group: Famous coaches named Jim.

Purple group: What “K” could mean.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is important. The four answers are critical, integral, key and vital.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is basketball teams in New York City. The four answers are Knicks, Liberty, Nets and Red Storm.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is famous coaches named Jim. The four answers are Boeheim, Calhoun, Harbaugh and Mora.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is what “K” could mean. The four answers are kicker, kilometer, Krzyzewski and strikeout.