NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for June 9 first appeared on Parade on Jun 9, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword took me a bit longer than usual. A hint for 1-Across: Think of the holiday coming next weekend. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And