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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a diverse mix of categories today, with one sounding like it’s straight out of Connections; Sports Edition. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

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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: Think Olga Korbut.

Green group hint: Social level, maybe.

Blue group hint: Yer out!

Purple group hint: Bawk-bawk!

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Gymnastics apparatus.

Green group: Status.

Blue group: Baseball calls.

Purple group: ____ chicken.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is gymnastics apparatus. The four answers are beam, horse, rings and vault.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is status. The four answers are position, rank, standing and station.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is baseball calls. The four answers are ball, foul, safe and strike.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ chicken. The four answers are funky, popcorn, rubber and spring.