Finding the September 9 edition of NYT Connections difficult to crack? We’re here with some clues and hints to help you add another day to your winning streak. The New York Times’ Connections is a daily word puzzle wherein players need to create groups of four from an assortment of 16 random words.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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.