Connections: Sports Edition — October 25, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from NHL team nicknames that don't take a plural "s," to words containing a double Z, to celebrated Canadian athletes, and finally to the beginnings of Los Angeles sports team names.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is an NHL team's nickname that stays singular, never pluralized.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these words contains two Z's in a row.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is the surname of a famous athlete from Canada.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these is the start of a Los Angeles pro sports team's name — add a few letters to get Lakers, Galaxy, Chargers, or Clippers.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
NHL Teams With Singular Nicknames
WILD · KRAKEN · MAMMOTH · AVALANCHE
Contains A Double Z
JAZZ · RIZZUTO · GRIZZLIES · MIZZOU
Famous Canadian Athletes
MCINTOSH · ORR · NASH · VOTTO
Starts Of Los Angeles Team Names
LAKE · GALA · CHAR · CLIP
This puzzle by the numbers
- Starts Of Los Angeles Team Names
- AVALANCHE
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