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Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.
You can access Thursday’s game here.
Today’s difficulty
The difficulty score is an average rating from our testers, who play the game in advance to check for quality and accuracy.
Game No. 87’s difficulty: 3 out of 5
Hints
Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories.
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Yellow: FIRE
Green: OPTION
Blue: FRANKLIN
Purple: DEMARINI
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