Unraveling the Sports Connections Puzzle
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Sports Connections: Can You Find the 4 Hidden Groups?
Sports Connections: Can You Find the 4 Hidden Groups?
Here’s how it works. Each puzzle has 16 words that fall into four groups of four. Some words look like they fit more than one group, and that’s the trap. Try to solve it in your head or with a pen, and allow yourself no more than four wrong guesses.
[In-article image: sportskeeda-sports-connections-grid.png | Alt: Sports Connections puzzle grid with 16 words]
Puzzle 1: The all-rounder
GULLY · CLAY · HITMAN · POLE · POINT · THALA · GRASS · PIT · SLIP · GABBAR · HARD · GRID · COVER · DADA · CARPET · BOX
Hint: one group is about cricket, one about tennis, one about Formula 1, and one is all nicknames.
Reveal answer
- 🟨 Cricket fielding positions: Gully, Point, Slip, Cover
- 🟩 Tennis court surfaces: Clay, Grass, Hard, Carpet
- 🟦 Formula 1 terms: Pole, Pit, Grid, Box
- 🟪 Indian cricketers’ nicknames: Hitman (Rohit Sharma), Thala (MS Dhoni), Gabbar (Shikhar Dhawan), Dada (Sourav Ganguly)
The traps: “Point” is also a tennis term, and “Box” is also a batter’s protective guard.
Puzzle 2: Football special
GUNNERS · STRIKER · FREE · QATAR · RED DEVILS · WINGER · PENALTY · BRAZIL · BLUES · KEEPER · CORNER · RUSSIA · TOFFEES · SWEEPER · GOAL · GERMANY
Reveal answer
- 🟨 English club nicknames: Gunners (Arsenal), Red Devils (Manchester United), Blues (Chelsea), Toffees (Everton)
- 🟩 Football positions: Striker, Winger, Keeper, Sweeper
- 🟦 ___ Kick: Free, Penalty, Corner, Goal
- 🟪 FIFA World Cup hosts: Qatar (2022), Russia (2018), Brazil (2014), Germany (2006)
How did you do?
Solved one: Nearly there. Try again tomorrow!lving experience.
Solved both with no mistakes: Connections master
Solved both: Sharp sports brain
