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Calculated Shard: 151 (from laksa084)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa151.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://mashable.com/article/eternals-review\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://mashable.com/article/eternals-review\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/eternals-review","crawl_time":1774330124,"first_indexed_time":1635442983,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,mashable!\/article\/eternals-review s443","src_root_hash":"7998629827906806751","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 24, 2026","meta_descriptions":["Literally no one asked for an intimate biblical epic in the MCU. But now that it's here, why not?"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Literally no one asked for an intimate biblical epic in the MCU. But now that it's here, why not?\nThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is thirteen years and twenty-six movies old, reaching its record-breaking level of success by delivering exactly what its audience expects, every time. Going to see a Marvel movie means buff, shirtless superheroes, fun fight choreography, comic book quips, and a big, smashy CGI battle to wrap it all up before dropping hints for the next go-round — coming soon to theaters near you. This is not a criticism of Marvel's formula. It's a creative accomplishment to hit upon what works\none\ntime. So, finding a way to do it repeatedly — to the tune of twenty-plus billion dollars — is nothing short of miraculous. Yet this formula means that any deviation, like Marvel's\nEternals\n, is going to freak people out.\nEternals\nwas always going to be a bit of a weird one. This super-team of cosmic beings has allegedly existed since before the dawn of human civilization, protecting the MCU's earth from gooey dinosaur-looking evils called Deviants. These heroes are the MCU's explanation for epic figures in mythology, like the super strength of Sumerian legend Gilgamesh (Don Lee), the goddess of war being named Thena (Angelina Jolie), the flying wonder Ikaris (Richard Madden), the Odyssey's matter-transforming witch Sersi (Gemma Chan), and more.\nThey are more powerful than — but do not hang out with — the Avengers. They did not help with Thanos for the same reason they let slavery happen, which is because a planet-sized Celestial creation god, who tells them what to do, said no. The Eternals are complicated, messy, and their very existence rocks what we know about the MCU's origins. Yet this is only one way that\nEternals\nimmediately stands out from all of the preceding movies.\nThis movie looks different from the rest of the MCU, with a bluish color correction that stands in stark contrast with the candy-colored worlds of Spider-Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Eternals themselves look different as well, as the relatively homogenous Marvel heroes of the past give way to a super-team more diverse and inclusive than literally all of the past MCU films combined. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the movie feels different, with a tone somewhere between biblical epic, family drama, and, you know, a movie where hot people shoot lasers out of their eyes.\nThese differences and others are intentional, but they do not make\nEternals\na bad movie, or even a bad entry into the MCU franchise.\nEternals\nsimply changes what a Marvel movie can be, for better and for worse.\nMashable Top Stories\nOn the side of better,\nEternals\nexposes some of the MCU's key flaws by succeeding at what most films in the franchise have failed to accomplish in past entries. The\nMCU is not good at romance\nand sometimes struggles to build believable relationships between its heroes.\nEternals\nknocks both of those challenges out of the park. These Eternals have lived-in relationships. Their devotion to each other is deep and sometimes romantically hefty, far beyond what the MCU has even attempted in any other movie. There's even a sex scene — a franchise first!\nMakkari (Lauren Ridloff) and Druig (Barry Keoghan) in Marvel's 'Eternals.'\nCredit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios\nThese relationships come alive with a cast that brings their A-game to creating ten new epic heroes. Angelina Jolie is a standout as Thena, a living embodiment of war, who is as smooth and sarcastic as she is deadly. Playing Druig and Makkari, Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff don't waste a second of their screen time, generating their characters' chemistry even when they're in the background of a scene. And as Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry is an emotional cornerstone of the film. His character defies the cold, mechanical stereotype of a tinkering quartermaster and is the MCU's first openly gay hero.\nBy the end of the movie, these Eternals and others are fully formed and exciting enough for audiences to look forward to their next appearance in an MCU movie. (Beyond the obvious thrill of knowing there's a nonzero chance that Angelina Jolie will share the screen with Howard the Duck one day.)\nWhile the Eternals themselves and their relationships are a high point of their introductory film,\nEternals\ntrips up in a few other categories. The \"natural\" look of its on-location shooting makes for some breathtaking shots. But the movie is too long and has far too much to do to linger endlessly on sprawling grey vistas.\nIkaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's  'Eternals.'\nCredit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios\nThe closest thing this film has to a villain\nis inscrutable. They could cut an entire lesser antagonist from the plot and change nothing about the movie.\nEternals\nalso expects people to handwave the implications of its characters' backgrounds as the plot moves along. But it's difficult to focus on the next fight scene when the audience just learned that one of their heroes engineered an exodus of Mesoamerican refugees during the Spanish conquests.\nEternals\nis different, yes, but it's not bad on its own. Whether or not fans will accept Earth's Far Mightier Heroes hedges on what the plan is for the Eternals. Right now, it feels singular in its triumphs and outright weird when it goes wrong. This is a result of this movie carving a new niche in the MCU that changes the origins of its universe while declining to interact with anything recognizable. It will likely sit alone in that niche until somebody explains why we need the Eternals in the MCU at all.\nEternals\nopens in theaters Nov. 5.\nAlexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named \"fanthropologist,\" she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.\nStuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here.\nWelcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the\nNew York Times\ncatalogue.\nReleased in August 2025, the\nPips\nputs a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.\nCurrently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.\nHow to play Pips\nIf you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how\nPips\nis played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.\nThe conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.\nHere are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:\nNumber\n: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.\nEqual\n: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.\nNot Equal\n: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.\nLess than\n: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.\nGreater than:\nEvery domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.\nIf an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.\nEasy difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\nNumber (6):\nEverything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally.\nNumber (4):\nEverything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically.\nNumber (0):\nEverything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 0-3, placed vertically.\nNumber (6):\nEverything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally.\nNumber (6):\nEverything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally.\nMedium difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\nLess than (5):\nEverything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally.\nEqual (5):\nEverything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.\nNumber (7):\nEverything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally.\nNumber (10):\nEverything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically.\nNumber (7):\nEverything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally.\nEqual (1):\nEverything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally.\nGreater than (10):\nEverything in this space must be greater than 10. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally.\nHard difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\nNumber (5):\nEverything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally.\nNumber (9):\nEverything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically.\nNumber (11):\nEverything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally.\nEqual (4):\nEverything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally.\nNumber (4):\nEverything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically.\nEqual (3):\nEverything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.\nEqual (0):\nEverything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.\nEqual (2):\nEverything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally.\nNumber (7):\nEverything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.\nNumber (3):\nEverything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically.\nIf you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now!\nCheck out our\ngames hub\nfor Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.\nEverything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition #547.\nToday's\nConnections: Sports Edition\nis for people who like to go bowling.\nAs we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular\nNew York Times\nword game\nthat seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.\nLike the original\nConnections\n, the game is all about finding the \"common threads between words.\" And just like\nWordle\n,\nConnections\nresets 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.\nIf you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest\nConnections\nsolution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.\nWhat is\nConnections: Sports Edition\n?\nThe\nNYT\n's latest daily word game has launched in association with\nThe Athletic\n, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage.\nConnections\ncan be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.\nThis Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.\nEach puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.\nIf a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.\nThis Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.\nPlayers can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like\nWordle,\nyou can share the results with your friends on social media.\nHere's a hint for today's\nConnections: Sports Edition\ncategories\nWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:\nYellow:\nBowling\nGreen:\nTypes of pitches\nBlue:\nBruce\nPurple:\nTypes of power roles\nHere are today's\nConnections: Sports Edition\ncategories\nNeed a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:\nYellow:\nFound in a Bowling Alley\nGreen:\nBaseball Pitches\nBlue:\nFamous Bruces\nPurple:\nPower___\nLooking for Wordle today?\nHere's the answer to today's Wordle.\nReady for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.\nDrumroll, please!\nThe solution to today's\nConnections: Sports Edition\n#547 is...\nWhat is the answer to\nConnections: Sports Edition\ntoday?\nFound in a Bowling Alley -\nBOWLING BALL, BUMPER, GUTTER, PIN\nBaseball Pitches -\nCHANGEUP, CUTTER, SLIDER, SLURVE\nFamous Bruces -\nBOWEN, LEE, SMITH, SUTTER\nPower___ -\nFORWARD, HITTER, LIFTER, PLAY\nDon't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. 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But now that it's here, why not?\n\nBy\n\n[Alexis Nedd](https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/alexis)\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/defaults\/fallback-thumbnail.fill.size_1600x900.1.png)\n\nAlexis Nedd\n\nAlexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named \"fanthropologist,\" she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.\n\n[Read Full Bio](https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/alexis)\n\non\n\nOctober 28, 2021\n\n[Share on Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Feternals-review \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Feternals-review&text=%27Eternals%27+brings+great+new+heroes+to+the+MCU+but+leaves+us+wondering+why \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Flipboard](https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Feternals-review&title=%27Eternals%27+brings+great+new+heroes+to+the+MCU+but+leaves+us+wondering+why \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n!['Eternals' brings great new heroes to the MCU but leaves us wondering why](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1635539411.jpg)\n***\n\nThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is thirteen years and twenty-six movies old, reaching its record-breaking level of success by delivering exactly what its audience expects, every time. Going to see a Marvel movie means buff, shirtless superheroes, fun fight choreography, comic book quips, and a big, smashy CGI battle to wrap it all up before dropping hints for the next go-round — coming soon to theaters near you. This is not a criticism of Marvel's formula. It's a creative accomplishment to hit upon what works *one* time. So, finding a way to do it repeatedly — to the tune of twenty-plus billion dollars — is nothing short of miraculous. Yet this formula means that any deviation, like Marvel's *Eternals*, is going to freak people out.\n\n*Eternals* was always going to be a bit of a weird one. This super-team of cosmic beings has allegedly existed since before the dawn of human civilization, protecting the MCU's earth from gooey dinosaur-looking evils called Deviants. These heroes are the MCU's explanation for epic figures in mythology, like the super strength of Sumerian legend Gilgamesh (Don Lee), the goddess of war being named Thena (Angelina Jolie), the flying wonder Ikaris (Richard Madden), the Odyssey's matter-transforming witch Sersi (Gemma Chan), and more.\n\nThey are more powerful than — but do not hang out with — the Avengers. They did not help with Thanos for the same reason they let slavery happen, which is because a planet-sized Celestial creation god, who tells them what to do, said no. The Eternals are complicated, messy, and their very existence rocks what we know about the MCU's origins. Yet this is only one way that *Eternals* immediately stands out from all of the preceding movies.\n\nThis movie looks different from the rest of the MCU, with a bluish color correction that stands in stark contrast with the candy-colored worlds of Spider-Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Eternals themselves look different as well, as the relatively homogenous Marvel heroes of the past give way to a super-team more diverse and inclusive than literally all of the past MCU films combined. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the movie feels different, with a tone somewhere between biblical epic, family drama, and, you know, a movie where hot people shoot lasers out of their eyes.\n\nThese differences and others are intentional, but they do not make *Eternals* a bad movie, or even a bad entry into the MCU franchise. *Eternals* simply changes what a Marvel movie can be, for better and for worse.\n\nMashable Top Stories\n\nStay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news.\n\nSign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter\n\nUse this instead\n\nBy clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our [Terms of Use](https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/terms-of-use \"(opens in a new window)\") and [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/ztg-privacy-policy \"(opens in a new window)\").\n\nThanks for signing up\\!\n\nOn the side of better, *Eternals* exposes some of the MCU's key flaws by succeeding at what most films in the franchise have failed to accomplish in past entries. The [MCU is not good at romance](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/avengers-endgame-romance) and sometimes struggles to build believable relationships between its heroes. *Eternals* knocks both of those challenges out of the park. These Eternals have lived-in relationships. Their devotion to each other is deep and sometimes romantically hefty, far beyond what the MCU has even attempted in any other movie. There's even a sex scene — a franchise first\\!\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf\/images-24.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471205.jpg)\n\nMakkari (Lauren Ridloff) and Druig (Barry Keoghan) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios\n\nThese relationships come alive with a cast that brings their A-game to creating ten new epic heroes. Angelina Jolie is a standout as Thena, a living embodiment of war, who is as smooth and sarcastic as she is deadly. Playing Druig and Makkari, Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff don't waste a second of their screen time, generating their characters' chemistry even when they're in the background of a scene. And as Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry is an emotional cornerstone of the film. His character defies the cold, mechanical stereotype of a tinkering quartermaster and is the MCU's first openly gay hero.\n\nBy the end of the movie, these Eternals and others are fully formed and exciting enough for audiences to look forward to their next appearance in an MCU movie. (Beyond the obvious thrill of knowing there's a nonzero chance that Angelina Jolie will share the screen with Howard the Duck one day.)\n\nWhile the Eternals themselves and their relationships are a high point of their introductory film, *Eternals* trips up in a few other categories. The \"natural\" look of its on-location shooting makes for some breathtaking shots. But the movie is too long and has far too much to do to linger endlessly on sprawling grey vistas.\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf\/images-26.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471206.jpg)\n\nIkaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios\n\n[The closest thing this film has to a villain](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/marvel-villains-ranked) is inscrutable. They could cut an entire lesser antagonist from the plot and change nothing about the movie. *Eternals* also expects people to handwave the implications of its characters' backgrounds as the plot moves along. But it's difficult to focus on the next fight scene when the audience just learned that one of their heroes engineered an exodus of Mesoamerican refugees during the Spanish conquests.\n\n*Eternals* is different, yes, but it's not bad on its own. Whether or not fans will accept Earth's Far Mightier Heroes hedges on what the plan is for the Eternals. Right now, it feels singular in its triumphs and outright weird when it goes wrong. This is a result of this movie carving a new niche in the MCU that changes the origins of its universe while declining to interact with anything recognizable. It will likely sit alone in that niche until somebody explains why we need the Eternals in the MCU at all.\n\n*Eternals* opens in theaters Nov. 5.\n\nTopics [Marvel](https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/marvel)\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/defaults\/fallback-thumbnail.fill.size_100x100.1.png)\n\nAlexis Nedd\n\nAlexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named \"fanthropologist,\" she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.\n\n![Mashable Potato](https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png)\n\n[Home](https:\/\/mashable.com\/) \\> [Entertainment](https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment) \\> [Games](https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/games)\n\n# NYT Pips hints, answers for March 24, 2026\nStuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here.\n\nBy\n\n[Mashable Team](https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/mashable-team)\n\non\n\nMarch 24, 2026\n\n[Share on Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fpips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-march-24-2026 \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fpips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-march-24-2026&text=NYT+Pips+hints%2C+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Flipboard](https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fpips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-march-24-2026&title=NYT+Pips+hints%2C+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n![A phone with the Pips logo.](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/020CC7lbrk8sk8c5zLQKpwy\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774327499.jpg)\n***\n\nWelcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the [New York Times](https:\/\/www.nytco.com\/games\/ \"(opens in a new window)\") catalogue.\n\nReleased in August 2025, the [Pips](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-mini-crossword-answers-hints-september-19-2025) puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.\n\nCurrently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.\n\n## How to play Pips\nIf you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how [Pips](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/pips \"(opens in a new window)\") is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\n[Wordle today: Answer, hints for March 24, 2026](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/wordle-today-answer-march-24-2026)\n\nThe conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.\n\nHere are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:\n\n- **Number**: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.\n- **Equal**: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.\n- **Not Equal**: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.\n- **Less than**: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.\n- **Greater than:** Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.\n\nIf an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\n[NYT Strands hints, answers for March 24, 2026](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026)\n## Easy difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\n**Number (6):** Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (4):** Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (0):** Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 0-3, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (6):** Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (6):** Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally.\n\n## Medium difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\n**Less than (5):** Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (5):** Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (7):** Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (10):** Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (7):** Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (1):** Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally.\n\n**Greater than (10):** Everything in this space must be greater than 10. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally.\n\n## Hard difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\n**Number (5):** Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (9):** Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (11):** Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (4):** Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (4):** Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically.\n\n**Equal (3):** Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (0):** Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (2):** Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (7):** Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (3):** Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically.\n\n[***If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\\!***](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/) ***Check out our [games hub](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/)*** ***for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.***\n\nTopics [Gaming](https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/gaming)\n\n![Mashable Potato](https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png)\n\n[Home](https:\/\/mashable.com\/) \\> [Entertainment](https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment) \\> [Games](https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/games)\n\n# NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 24, 2026\nEverything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition \\#547.\n\nBy\n\n[Mashable Team](https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/mashable-team)\n\non\n\nMarch 24, 2026\n\n[Share on Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fnyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026 \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fnyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026&text=NYT+Connections+Sports+Edition+today%3A+Hints+and+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Flipboard](https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fnyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026&title=NYT+Connections+Sports+Edition+today%3A+Hints+and+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n![A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/0361f6nSqcd7wiNADqKQOW1\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774326922.jpg)\n***\n\nToday's *Connections: Sports Edition* is for people who like to go bowling.\n\nAs we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular [*New York Times* word game](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/connections \"(opens in a new window)\") that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.\n\nLike the original *Connections*, the game is all about finding the \"common threads between words.\" And just like *Wordle*, [*Connections*](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-march-20-2026) 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.\n\nIf you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest *Connections* solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\n[Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/)\n## What is *Connections: Sports Edition*?\nThe *NYT*'s latest daily word game has launched in association with *The Athletic*, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. [*Connections*](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-october-17-2025) can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.\n\n> [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1679674590203723778?s=20 \"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\")\n\nEach puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.\n\nIf a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.\n\n> [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https:\/\/twitter.com\/absofruitlyash\/status\/1701444906063921393?s=20 \"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\")\n\nPlayers can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like *Wordle,* you can share the results with your friends on social media.\n\nSEE ALSO:\n\n[Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL.](https:\/\/mashable.com\/roundup\/best-word-games-for-wordle-fans)\n## Here's a hint for today's *Connections: Sports Edition* categories\nWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:\n\n- **Yellow:** Bowling\n- **Green:** Types of pitches\n- **Blue:** Bruce\n- **Purple:** Types of power roles\n## Here are today's *Connections: Sports Edition* categories\nNeed a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:\n\n- **Yellow:** Found in a Bowling Alley\n- **Green:** Baseball Pitches\n- **Blue:** Famous Bruces\n- **Purple:** Power\\_\\_\\_\n\n*Looking for Wordle today? [Here's the answer to today's Wordle.](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/wordle-today-answer-march-24-2026)*\n\nReady for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.\n\nDrumroll, please\\!\n\nThe solution to today's *Connections: Sports Edition* \\#547 is...\n\n## What is the answer to *Connections: Sports Edition* today?\n- Found in a Bowling Alley - **BOWLING BALL, BUMPER, GUTTER, PIN**\n- Baseball Pitches - **CHANGEUP, CUTTER, SLIDER, SLURVE**\n- Famous Bruces - **BOWEN, LEE, SMITH, SUTTER**\n- Power\\_\\_\\_ - **FORWARD, HITTER, LIFTER, PLAY**\n\nDon't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports *Connections* for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.\n\n*Are you also playing NYT Strands? [See hints and answers for today's Strands](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026)*[*.*](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026)\n\n[***If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\\!***](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/) ***Check out our [games hub](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/)*** ***for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.***\n\n**Not the day you're after?** [Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026)\n\nTopics [Connections](https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/connections)\n\n![Mashable Potato](https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png)\n\n***\nRecommended For You\n\n[Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collections are already on sale at Amazon — below market value](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/feb-11-pokemon-tcg-ascended-heroes-tech-sticker-collections-deal)\n\nAmazon is the best place to find low 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But now that it's here, why not?\n\n!['Eternals' brings great new heroes to the MCU but leaves us wondering why](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1635539411.jpg)\n\nThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is thirteen years and twenty-six movies old, reaching its record-breaking level of success by delivering exactly what its audience expects, every time. Going to see a Marvel movie means buff, shirtless superheroes, fun fight choreography, comic book quips, and a big, smashy CGI battle to wrap it all up before dropping hints for the next go-round — coming soon to theaters near you. This is not a criticism of Marvel's formula. It's a creative accomplishment to hit upon what works *one* time. So, finding a way to do it repeatedly — to the tune of twenty-plus billion dollars — is nothing short of miraculous. Yet this formula means that any deviation, like Marvel's *Eternals*, is going to freak people out.\n\n*Eternals* was always going to be a bit of a weird one. This super-team of cosmic beings has allegedly existed since before the dawn of human civilization, protecting the MCU's earth from gooey dinosaur-looking evils called Deviants. These heroes are the MCU's explanation for epic figures in mythology, like the super strength of Sumerian legend Gilgamesh (Don Lee), the goddess of war being named Thena (Angelina Jolie), the flying wonder Ikaris (Richard Madden), the Odyssey's matter-transforming witch Sersi (Gemma Chan), and more.\n\nThey are more powerful than — but do not hang out with — the Avengers. They did not help with Thanos for the same reason they let slavery happen, which is because a planet-sized Celestial creation god, who tells them what to do, said no. The Eternals are complicated, messy, and their very existence rocks what we know about the MCU's origins. Yet this is only one way that *Eternals* immediately stands out from all of the preceding movies.\n\nThis movie looks different from the rest of the MCU, with a bluish color correction that stands in stark contrast with the candy-colored worlds of Spider-Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Eternals themselves look different as well, as the relatively homogenous Marvel heroes of the past give way to a super-team more diverse and inclusive than literally all of the past MCU films combined. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the movie feels different, with a tone somewhere between biblical epic, family drama, and, you know, a movie where hot people shoot lasers out of their eyes.\n\nThese differences and others are intentional, but they do not make *Eternals* a bad movie, or even a bad entry into the MCU franchise. *Eternals* simply changes what a Marvel movie can be, for better and for worse.\n\nMashable Top Stories\n\nOn the side of better, *Eternals* exposes some of the MCU's key flaws by succeeding at what most films in the franchise have failed to accomplish in past entries. The [MCU is not good at romance](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/avengers-endgame-romance) and sometimes struggles to build believable relationships between its heroes. *Eternals* knocks both of those challenges out of the park. These Eternals have lived-in relationships. Their devotion to each other is deep and sometimes romantically hefty, far beyond what the MCU has even attempted in any other movie. There's even a sex scene — a franchise first\\!\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf\/images-24.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471205.jpg)\n\nMakkari (Lauren Ridloff) and Druig (Barry Keoghan) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios\n\nThese relationships come alive with a cast that brings their A-game to creating ten new epic heroes. Angelina Jolie is a standout as Thena, a living embodiment of war, who is as smooth and sarcastic as she is deadly. Playing Druig and Makkari, Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff don't waste a second of their screen time, generating their characters' chemistry even when they're in the background of a scene. And as Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry is an emotional cornerstone of the film. His character defies the cold, mechanical stereotype of a tinkering quartermaster and is the MCU's first openly gay hero.\n\nBy the end of the movie, these Eternals and others are fully formed and exciting enough for audiences to look forward to their next appearance in an MCU movie. (Beyond the obvious thrill of knowing there's a nonzero chance that Angelina Jolie will share the screen with Howard the Duck one day.)\n\nWhile the Eternals themselves and their relationships are a high point of their introductory film, *Eternals* trips up in a few other categories. The \"natural\" look of its on-location shooting makes for some breathtaking shots. But the movie is too long and has far too much to do to linger endlessly on sprawling grey vistas.\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf\/images-26.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471206.jpg)\n\nIkaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios\n\n[The closest thing this film has to a villain](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/marvel-villains-ranked) is inscrutable. They could cut an entire lesser antagonist from the plot and change nothing about the movie. *Eternals* also expects people to handwave the implications of its characters' backgrounds as the plot moves along. But it's difficult to focus on the next fight scene when the audience just learned that one of their heroes engineered an exodus of Mesoamerican refugees during the Spanish conquests.\n\n*Eternals* is different, yes, but it's not bad on its own. Whether or not fans will accept Earth's Far Mightier Heroes hedges on what the plan is for the Eternals. Right now, it feels singular in its triumphs and outright weird when it goes wrong. This is a result of this movie carving a new niche in the MCU that changes the origins of its universe while declining to interact with anything recognizable. It will likely sit alone in that niche until somebody explains why we need the Eternals in the MCU at all.\n\n*Eternals* opens in theaters Nov. 5.\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/defaults\/fallback-thumbnail.fill.size_100x100.1.png)\n\nAlexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named \"fanthropologist,\" she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.\n\n![Mashable Potato](https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png)\n\nStuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here.\n\n![A phone with the Pips logo.](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/020CC7lbrk8sk8c5zLQKpwy\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774327499.jpg)\n\nWelcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the [New York Times](https:\/\/www.nytco.com\/games\/ \"(opens in a new window)\") catalogue.\n\nReleased in August 2025, the [Pips](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-mini-crossword-answers-hints-september-19-2025) puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.\n\nCurrently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.\n\n## How to play Pips\nIf you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how [Pips](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/pips \"(opens in a new window)\") is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.\n\nThe conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.\n\nHere are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:\n\n- **Number**: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.\n- **Equal**: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.\n- **Not Equal**: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.\n- **Less than**: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.\n- **Greater than:** Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.\n\nIf an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.\n\n## Easy difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\n**Number (6):** Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (4):** Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (0):** Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 0-3, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (6):** Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (6):** Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally.\n\n## Medium difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\n**Less than (5):** Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (5):** Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (7):** Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (10):** Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (7):** Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (1):** Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally.\n\n**Greater than (10):** Everything in this space must be greater than 10. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally.\n\n## Hard difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips\n**Number (5):** Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (9):** Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (11):** Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (4):** Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (4):** Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically.\n\n**Equal (3):** Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (0):** Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally.\n\n**Equal (2):** Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally.\n\n**Number (7):** Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.\n\n**Number (3):** Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically.\n\n[***If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\\!***](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/) ***Check out our [games hub](https:\/\/games.mashable.com\/)*** ***for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.***\n\n![Mashable Potato](https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png)\n\nEverything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition \\#547.\n\n![A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/0361f6nSqcd7wiNADqKQOW1\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774326922.jpg)\n\nToday's *Connections: Sports Edition* is for people who like to go bowling.\n\nAs we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular [*New York Times* word game](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/connections \"(opens in a new window)\") that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.\n\nLike the original *Connections*, the game is all about finding the \"common threads between words.\" And just like *Wordle*, [*Connections*](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-march-20-2026) 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.\n\nIf you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest *Connections* solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.\n\n## What is *Connections: Sports Edition*?\nThe *NYT*'s latest daily word game has launched in association with *The Athletic*, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. [*Connections*](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-october-17-2025) can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.\n\n> [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1679674590203723778?s=20 \"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\")\n\nEach puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.\n\nIf a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.\n\n> [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https:\/\/twitter.com\/absofruitlyash\/status\/1701444906063921393?s=20 \"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\")\n\nPlayers can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like *Wordle,* you can share the results with your friends on social media.\n\n## Here's a hint for today's *Connections: Sports Edition* categories\nWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:\n\n- **Yellow:** Bowling\n- **Green:** Types of pitches\n- **Blue:** Bruce\n- **Purple:** Types of power roles\n## Here are today's *Connections: Sports Edition* categories\nNeed a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:\n\n- **Yellow:** Found in a Bowling Alley\n- **Green:** Baseball Pitches\n- **Blue:** Famous Bruces\n- **Purple:** Power\\_\\_\\_\n\n*Looking for Wordle today? [Here's the answer to today's Wordle.](https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/wordle-today-answer-march-24-2026)*\n\nReady for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.\n\nDrumroll, please\\!\n\nThe solution to today's *Connections: Sports Edition* \\#547 is...\n\n## What is the answer to *Connections: Sports Edition* today?\n- Found in a Bowling Alley - **BOWLING BALL, BUMPER, GUTTER, PIN**\n- Baseball Pitches - **CHANGEUP, CUTTER, SLIDER, SLURVE**\n- Famous Bruces - **BOWEN, LEE, SMITH, SUTTER**\n- Power\\_\\_\\_ - **FORWARD, HITTER, LIFTER, PLAY**\n\nDon't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports *Connections* for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.\n\n*Are you also playing NYT Strands? 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Boilerpipe Text	Literally no one asked for an intimate biblical epic in the MCU. But now that it's here, why not? The Marvel Cinematic Universe is thirteen years and twenty-six movies old, reaching its record-breaking level of success by delivering exactly what its audience expects, every time. Going to see a Marvel movie means buff, shirtless superheroes, fun fight choreography, comic book quips, and a big, smashy CGI battle to wrap it all up before dropping hints for the next go-round — coming soon to theaters near you. This is not a criticism of Marvel's formula. It's a creative accomplishment to hit upon what works one time. So, finding a way to do it repeatedly — to the tune of twenty-plus billion dollars — is nothing short of miraculous. Yet this formula means that any deviation, like Marvel's Eternals , is going to freak people out. Eternals was always going to be a bit of a weird one. This super-team of cosmic beings has allegedly existed since before the dawn of human civilization, protecting the MCU's earth from gooey dinosaur-looking evils called Deviants. These heroes are the MCU's explanation for epic figures in mythology, like the super strength of Sumerian legend Gilgamesh (Don Lee), the goddess of war being named Thena (Angelina Jolie), the flying wonder Ikaris (Richard Madden), the Odyssey's matter-transforming witch Sersi (Gemma Chan), and more. They are more powerful than — but do not hang out with — the Avengers. They did not help with Thanos for the same reason they let slavery happen, which is because a planet-sized Celestial creation god, who tells them what to do, said no. The Eternals are complicated, messy, and their very existence rocks what we know about the MCU's origins. Yet this is only one way that Eternals immediately stands out from all of the preceding movies. This movie looks different from the rest of the MCU, with a bluish color correction that stands in stark contrast with the candy-colored worlds of Spider-Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Eternals themselves look different as well, as the relatively homogenous Marvel heroes of the past give way to a super-team more diverse and inclusive than literally all of the past MCU films combined. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the movie feels different, with a tone somewhere between biblical epic, family drama, and, you know, a movie where hot people shoot lasers out of their eyes. These differences and others are intentional, but they do not make Eternals a bad movie, or even a bad entry into the MCU franchise. Eternals simply changes what a Marvel movie can be, for better and for worse. Mashable Top Stories On the side of better, Eternals exposes some of the MCU's key flaws by succeeding at what most films in the franchise have failed to accomplish in past entries. The MCU is not good at romance and sometimes struggles to build believable relationships between its heroes. Eternals knocks both of those challenges out of the park. These Eternals have lived-in relationships. Their devotion to each other is deep and sometimes romantically hefty, far beyond what the MCU has even attempted in any other movie. There's even a sex scene — a franchise first! Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) and Druig (Barry Keoghan) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios These relationships come alive with a cast that brings their A-game to creating ten new epic heroes. Angelina Jolie is a standout as Thena, a living embodiment of war, who is as smooth and sarcastic as she is deadly. Playing Druig and Makkari, Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff don't waste a second of their screen time, generating their characters' chemistry even when they're in the background of a scene. And as Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry is an emotional cornerstone of the film. His character defies the cold, mechanical stereotype of a tinkering quartermaster and is the MCU's first openly gay hero. By the end of the movie, these Eternals and others are fully formed and exciting enough for audiences to look forward to their next appearance in an MCU movie. (Beyond the obvious thrill of knowing there's a nonzero chance that Angelina Jolie will share the screen with Howard the Duck one day.) While the Eternals themselves and their relationships are a high point of their introductory film, Eternals trips up in a few other categories. The "natural" look of its on-location shooting makes for some breathtaking shots. But the movie is too long and has far too much to do to linger endlessly on sprawling grey vistas. Ikaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios The closest thing this film has to a villain is inscrutable. They could cut an entire lesser antagonist from the plot and change nothing about the movie. Eternals also expects people to handwave the implications of its characters' backgrounds as the plot moves along. But it's difficult to focus on the next fight scene when the audience just learned that one of their heroes engineered an exodus of Mesoamerican refugees during the Spanish conquests. Eternals is different, yes, but it's not bad on its own. Whether or not fans will accept Earth's Far Mightier Heroes hedges on what the plan is for the Eternals. Right now, it feels singular in its triumphs and outright weird when it goes wrong. This is a result of this movie carving a new niche in the MCU that changes the origins of its universe while declining to interact with anything recognizable. It will likely sit alone in that niche until somebody explains why we need the Eternals in the MCU at all. Eternals opens in theaters Nov. 5. Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire. Stuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here. Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level. How to play Pips If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match. The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space. Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels: Number : All the pips in this space must add up to the number. Equal : Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips. Not Equal : Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips. Less than : Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number. Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number. If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces. Easy difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally. Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically. Number (0): Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 0-3, placed vertically. Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally. Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally. Medium difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Less than (5): Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally. Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally. Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally. Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally. Greater than (10): Everything in this space must be greater than 10. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally. Hard difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Number (5): Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally. Number (9): Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically. Number (11): Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally. Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally. Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically. Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally. Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally. Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically. Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically. If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more. Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition #547. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who like to go bowling. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , 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. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. What is Connections: Sports Edition ? The NYT 's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic , the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media. Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try: Yellow: Bowling Green: Types of pitches Blue: Bruce Purple: Types of power roles Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories: Yellow: Found in a Bowling Alley Green: Baseball Pitches Blue: Famous Bruces Purple: Power___ Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle. Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions. Drumroll, please! The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #547 is... What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today? Found in a Bowling Alley - BOWLING BALL, BUMPER, GUTTER, PIN Baseball Pitches - CHANGEUP, CUTTER, SLIDER, SLURVE Famous Bruces - BOWEN, LEE, SMITH, SUTTER Power___ - FORWARD, HITTER, LIFTER, PLAY Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands . If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more. Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.
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But now that it's here, why not? By [Alexis Nedd](https://mashable.com/author/alexis) ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/defaults/fallback-thumbnail.fill.size_1600x900.1.png) Alexis Nedd Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire. [Read Full Bio](https://mashable.com/author/alexis) on October 28, 2021 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Feternals-review "(opens in a new window)") [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Feternals-review&text=%27Eternals%27+brings+great+new+heroes+to+the+MCU+but+leaves+us+wondering+why "(opens in a new window)") [Share on Flipboard](https://share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Feternals-review&title=%27Eternals%27+brings+great+new+heroes+to+the+MCU+but+leaves+us+wondering+why "(opens in a new window)") !['Eternals' brings great new heroes to the MCU but leaves us wondering why](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1635539411.jpg) *** The Marvel Cinematic Universe is thirteen years and twenty-six movies old, reaching its record-breaking level of success by delivering exactly what its audience expects, every time. Going to see a Marvel movie means buff, shirtless superheroes, fun fight choreography, comic book quips, and a big, smashy CGI battle to wrap it all up before dropping hints for the next go-round — coming soon to theaters near you. This is not a criticism of Marvel's formula. It's a creative accomplishment to hit upon what works one time. So, finding a way to do it repeatedly — to the tune of twenty-plus billion dollars — is nothing short of miraculous. Yet this formula means that any deviation, like Marvel's Eternals, is going to freak people out. Eternals was always going to be a bit of a weird one. This super-team of cosmic beings has allegedly existed since before the dawn of human civilization, protecting the MCU's earth from gooey dinosaur-looking evils called Deviants. These heroes are the MCU's explanation for epic figures in mythology, like the super strength of Sumerian legend Gilgamesh (Don Lee), the goddess of war being named Thena (Angelina Jolie), the flying wonder Ikaris (Richard Madden), the Odyssey's matter-transforming witch Sersi (Gemma Chan), and more. They are more powerful than — but do not hang out with — the Avengers. They did not help with Thanos for the same reason they let slavery happen, which is because a planet-sized Celestial creation god, who tells them what to do, said no. The Eternals are complicated, messy, and their very existence rocks what we know about the MCU's origins. Yet this is only one way that Eternals immediately stands out from all of the preceding movies. This movie looks different from the rest of the MCU, with a bluish color correction that stands in stark contrast with the candy-colored worlds of Spider-Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Eternals themselves look different as well, as the relatively homogenous Marvel heroes of the past give way to a super-team more diverse and inclusive than literally all of the past MCU films combined. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the movie feels different, with a tone somewhere between biblical epic, family drama, and, you know, a movie where hot people shoot lasers out of their eyes. These differences and others are intentional, but they do not make Eternals a bad movie, or even a bad entry into the MCU franchise. Eternals simply changes what a Marvel movie can be, for better and for worse. Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter Use this instead By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our [Terms of Use](https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use "(opens in a new window)") and [Privacy Policy](https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy "(opens in a new window)"). Thanks for signing up\! On the side of better, Eternals exposes some of the MCU's key flaws by succeeding at what most films in the franchise have failed to accomplish in past entries. The [MCU is not good at romance](https://mashable.com/article/avengers-endgame-romance) and sometimes struggles to build believable relationships between its heroes. Eternals knocks both of those challenges out of the park. These Eternals have lived-in relationships. Their devotion to each other is deep and sometimes romantically hefty, far beyond what the MCU has even attempted in any other movie. There's even a sex scene — a franchise first\! ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf/images-24.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471205.jpg) Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) and Druig (Barry Keoghan) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios These relationships come alive with a cast that brings their A-game to creating ten new epic heroes. Angelina Jolie is a standout as Thena, a living embodiment of war, who is as smooth and sarcastic as she is deadly. Playing Druig and Makkari, Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff don't waste a second of their screen time, generating their characters' chemistry even when they're in the background of a scene. And as Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry is an emotional cornerstone of the film. His character defies the cold, mechanical stereotype of a tinkering quartermaster and is the MCU's first openly gay hero. By the end of the movie, these Eternals and others are fully formed and exciting enough for audiences to look forward to their next appearance in an MCU movie. (Beyond the obvious thrill of knowing there's a nonzero chance that Angelina Jolie will share the screen with Howard the Duck one day.) While the Eternals themselves and their relationships are a high point of their introductory film, Eternals trips up in a few other categories. The "natural" look of its on-location shooting makes for some breathtaking shots. But the movie is too long and has far too much to do to linger endlessly on sprawling grey vistas. ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf/images-26.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471206.jpg) Ikaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios [The closest thing this film has to a villain](https://mashable.com/article/marvel-villains-ranked) is inscrutable. They could cut an entire lesser antagonist from the plot and change nothing about the movie. Eternals also expects people to handwave the implications of its characters' backgrounds as the plot moves along. But it's difficult to focus on the next fight scene when the audience just learned that one of their heroes engineered an exodus of Mesoamerican refugees during the Spanish conquests. Eternals is different, yes, but it's not bad on its own. Whether or not fans will accept Earth's Far Mightier Heroes hedges on what the plan is for the Eternals. Right now, it feels singular in its triumphs and outright weird when it goes wrong. This is a result of this movie carving a new niche in the MCU that changes the origins of its universe while declining to interact with anything recognizable. It will likely sit alone in that niche until somebody explains why we need the Eternals in the MCU at all. Eternals opens in theaters Nov. 5. Topics [Marvel](https://mashable.com/category/marvel) ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/defaults/fallback-thumbnail.fill.size_100x100.1.png) Alexis Nedd Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire. ![Mashable Potato](https://mashable.com/images/seamless-keep-scrolling.png) [Home](https://mashable.com/) \> [Entertainment](https://mashable.com/entertainment) \> [Games](https://mashable.com/category/games) # NYT Pips hints, answers for March 24, 2026 Stuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here. By [Mashable Team](https://mashable.com/author/mashable-team) on March 24, 2026 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fpips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-march-24-2026 "(opens in a new window)") [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fpips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-march-24-2026&text=NYT+Pips+hints%2C+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 "(opens in a new window)") [Share on Flipboard](https://share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fpips-nyt-games-hints-answers-easy-medium-hard-march-24-2026&title=NYT+Pips+hints%2C+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 "(opens in a new window)") ![A phone with the Pips logo.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/020CC7lbrk8sk8c5zLQKpwy/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774327499.jpg) * Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the [New York Times](https://www.nytco.com/games/ "(opens in a new window)") catalogue. Released in August 2025, the [Pips](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-mini-crossword-answers-hints-september-19-2025) puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level. ## How to play Pips If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how [Pips](https://www.nytimes.com/games/pips "(opens in a new window)") is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match. SEE ALSO: [Wordle today: Answer, hints for March 24, 2026](https://mashable.com/article/wordle-today-answer-march-24-2026) The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space. Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels: - Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number. - Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips. - Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips. - Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number. - Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number. If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces. SEE ALSO: [NYT Strands hints, answers for March 24, 2026](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026) ## Easy difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally. Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically. Number (0): Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 0-3, placed vertically. Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally. Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally. ## Medium difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Less than (5): Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally. Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally. Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally. Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally. Greater than (10): Everything in this space must be greater than 10. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally. ## Hard difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Number (5): Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally. Number (9): Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically. Number (11): Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally. Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally. Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically. Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally. Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally. Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically. Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically. [If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\!](https://games.mashable.com/) Check out our [games hub](https://games.mashable.com/) for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more. Topics [Gaming](https://mashable.com/category/gaming) ![Mashable Potato](https://mashable.com/images/seamless-keep-scrolling.png) [Home](https://mashable.com/) \> [Entertainment](https://mashable.com/entertainment) \> [Games](https://mashable.com/category/games) # NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 24, 2026 Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition \#547. By [Mashable Team](https://mashable.com/author/mashable-team) on March 24, 2026 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fnyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026 "(opens in a new window)") [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fnyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026&text=NYT+Connections+Sports+Edition+today%3A+Hints+and+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 "(opens in a new window)") [Share on Flipboard](https://share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fnyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026&title=NYT+Connections+Sports+Edition+today%3A+Hints+and+answers+for+March+24%2C+2026 "(opens in a new window)") ![A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0361f6nSqcd7wiNADqKQOW1/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774326922.jpg) * Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who like to go bowling. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular [New York Times word game](https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections "(opens in a new window)") that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, [Connections](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-march-20-2026) 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. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: [Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable](https://games.mashable.com/) ## What is Connections: Sports Edition? The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. [Connections](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-october-17-2025) can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common. > [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1679674590203723778?s=20 "(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)") Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends. > [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https://twitter.com/absofruitlyash/status/1701444906063921393?s=20 "(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)") Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media. SEE ALSO: [Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL.](https://mashable.com/roundup/best-word-games-for-wordle-fans) ## Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try: - Yellow: Bowling - Green: Types of pitches - Blue: Bruce - Purple: Types of power roles ## Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories: - Yellow: Found in a Bowling Alley - Green: Baseball Pitches - Blue: Famous Bruces - Purple: Power\_\_\_ Looking for Wordle today? [Here's the answer to today's Wordle.](https://mashable.com/article/wordle-today-answer-march-24-2026) Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions. Drumroll, please\! The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition \#547 is... ## What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today? - Found in a Bowling Alley - BOWLING BALL, BUMPER, GUTTER, PIN - Baseball Pitches - CHANGEUP, CUTTER, SLIDER, SLURVE - Famous Bruces - BOWEN, LEE, SMITH, SUTTER - Power\_\_\_ - FORWARD, HITTER, LIFTER, PLAY Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? [See hints and answers for today's Strands](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026)[.](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026) [*If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\!](https://games.mashable.com/) Check out our [games hub](https://games.mashable.com/)* *for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.* Not the day you're after? 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Readable Markdown	Literally no one asked for an intimate biblical epic in the MCU. But now that it's here, why not? !['Eternals' brings great new heroes to the MCU but leaves us wondering why](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1635539411.jpg) The Marvel Cinematic Universe is thirteen years and twenty-six movies old, reaching its record-breaking level of success by delivering exactly what its audience expects, every time. Going to see a Marvel movie means buff, shirtless superheroes, fun fight choreography, comic book quips, and a big, smashy CGI battle to wrap it all up before dropping hints for the next go-round — coming soon to theaters near you. This is not a criticism of Marvel's formula. It's a creative accomplishment to hit upon what works one time. So, finding a way to do it repeatedly — to the tune of twenty-plus billion dollars — is nothing short of miraculous. Yet this formula means that any deviation, like Marvel's Eternals, is going to freak people out. Eternals was always going to be a bit of a weird one. This super-team of cosmic beings has allegedly existed since before the dawn of human civilization, protecting the MCU's earth from gooey dinosaur-looking evils called Deviants. These heroes are the MCU's explanation for epic figures in mythology, like the super strength of Sumerian legend Gilgamesh (Don Lee), the goddess of war being named Thena (Angelina Jolie), the flying wonder Ikaris (Richard Madden), the Odyssey's matter-transforming witch Sersi (Gemma Chan), and more. They are more powerful than — but do not hang out with — the Avengers. They did not help with Thanos for the same reason they let slavery happen, which is because a planet-sized Celestial creation god, who tells them what to do, said no. The Eternals are complicated, messy, and their very existence rocks what we know about the MCU's origins. Yet this is only one way that Eternals immediately stands out from all of the preceding movies. This movie looks different from the rest of the MCU, with a bluish color correction that stands in stark contrast with the candy-colored worlds of Spider-Man or the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Eternals themselves look different as well, as the relatively homogenous Marvel heroes of the past give way to a super-team more diverse and inclusive than literally all of the past MCU films combined. Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, the movie feels different, with a tone somewhere between biblical epic, family drama, and, you know, a movie where hot people shoot lasers out of their eyes. These differences and others are intentional, but they do not make Eternals a bad movie, or even a bad entry into the MCU franchise. Eternals simply changes what a Marvel movie can be, for better and for worse. Mashable Top Stories On the side of better, Eternals exposes some of the MCU's key flaws by succeeding at what most films in the franchise have failed to accomplish in past entries. The [MCU is not good at romance](https://mashable.com/article/avengers-endgame-romance) and sometimes struggles to build believable relationships between its heroes. Eternals knocks both of those challenges out of the park. These Eternals have lived-in relationships. Their devotion to each other is deep and sometimes romantically hefty, far beyond what the MCU has even attempted in any other movie. There's even a sex scene — a franchise first\! ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf/images-24.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471205.jpg) Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) and Druig (Barry Keoghan) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios These relationships come alive with a cast that brings their A-game to creating ten new epic heroes. Angelina Jolie is a standout as Thena, a living embodiment of war, who is as smooth and sarcastic as she is deadly. Playing Druig and Makkari, Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff don't waste a second of their screen time, generating their characters' chemistry even when they're in the background of a scene. And as Phastos, Brian Tyree Henry is an emotional cornerstone of the film. His character defies the cold, mechanical stereotype of a tinkering quartermaster and is the MCU's first openly gay hero. By the end of the movie, these Eternals and others are fully formed and exciting enough for audiences to look forward to their next appearance in an MCU movie. (Beyond the obvious thrill of knowing there's a nonzero chance that Angelina Jolie will share the screen with Howard the Duck one day.) While the Eternals themselves and their relationships are a high point of their introductory film, Eternals trips up in a few other categories. The "natural" look of its on-location shooting makes for some breathtaking shots. But the movie is too long and has far too much to do to linger endlessly on sprawling grey vistas. ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06d89MC9FZGptBsSYdZWZLf/images-26.fill.size_2000x838.v1636471206.jpg) Ikaris (Richard Madden) in Marvel's 'Eternals.' Credit: Courtesy of Marvel Studios [The closest thing this film has to a villain](https://mashable.com/article/marvel-villains-ranked) is inscrutable. They could cut an entire lesser antagonist from the plot and change nothing about the movie. Eternals also expects people to handwave the implications of its characters' backgrounds as the plot moves along. But it's difficult to focus on the next fight scene when the audience just learned that one of their heroes engineered an exodus of Mesoamerican refugees during the Spanish conquests. Eternals is different, yes, but it's not bad on its own. Whether or not fans will accept Earth's Far Mightier Heroes hedges on what the plan is for the Eternals. Right now, it feels singular in its triumphs and outright weird when it goes wrong. This is a result of this movie carving a new niche in the MCU that changes the origins of its universe while declining to interact with anything recognizable. It will likely sit alone in that niche until somebody explains why we need the Eternals in the MCU at all. Eternals opens in theaters Nov. 5. ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/defaults/fallback-thumbnail.fill.size_100x100.1.png) Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire. ![Mashable Potato](https://mashable.com/images/seamless-keep-scrolling.png) Stuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here. ![A phone with the Pips logo.](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/020CC7lbrk8sk8c5zLQKpwy/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774327499.jpg) Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the [New York Times](https://www.nytco.com/games/ "(opens in a new window)") catalogue. Released in August 2025, the [Pips](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-mini-crossword-answers-hints-september-19-2025) puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level. ## How to play Pips If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how [Pips](https://www.nytimes.com/games/pips "(opens in a new window)") is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match. The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space. Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels: - Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number. - Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips. - Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips. - Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number. - Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number. If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces. ## Easy difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally. Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically. Number (0): Everything in this space must add up to 0. The answer is 0-3, placed vertically. Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically; 1-2, placed horizontally. Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 1-2, placed horizontally. ## Medium difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Less than (5): Everything in this space must be less than 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally. Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 0-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 4-6, placed horizontally. Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-6, placed horizontally; 4-5, placed vertically. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 3-4, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally. Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-6, placed horizontally. Greater than (10): Everything in this space must be greater than 10. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 1-6, placed horizontally. ## Hard difficulty hints, answers for March 24 Pips Number (5): Everything in this space must add up to 5. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 3-6, placed horizontally. Number (9): Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 5-6, placed vertically. Number (11): Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-6, placed vertically; 5-0, placed horizontally. Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally. Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically. Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally. Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 3-0, placed horizontally. Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 0-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 2-3, placed horizontally. Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically. Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 1-0, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically. [*If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\!](https://games.mashable.com/) Check out our [games hub](https://games.mashable.com/)* *for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.* ![Mashable Potato](https://mashable.com/images/seamless-keep-scrolling.png) Everything you need to solve Connections Sports Edition \#547. ![A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/0361f6nSqcd7wiNADqKQOW1/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1774326922.jpg) Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who like to go bowling. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular [New York Times word game](https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections "(opens in a new window)") that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, [Connections](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-march-20-2026) 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. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. ## What is Connections: Sports Edition? The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. [Connections](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-october-17-2025) can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common. > [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1679674590203723778?s=20 "(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)") Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends. > [This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.](https://twitter.com/absofruitlyash/status/1701444906063921393?s=20 "(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)") Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media. ## Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try: - Yellow: Bowling - Green: Types of pitches - Blue: Bruce - Purple: Types of power roles ## Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories: - Yellow: Found in a Bowling Alley - Green: Baseball Pitches - Blue: Famous Bruces - Purple: Power\_\_\_ Looking for Wordle today? [Here's the answer to today's Wordle.](https://mashable.com/article/wordle-today-answer-march-24-2026) Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions. Drumroll, please\! The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition \#547 is... ## What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today? - Found in a Bowling Alley - BOWLING BALL, BUMPER, GUTTER, PIN - Baseball Pitches - CHANGEUP, CUTTER, SLIDER, SLURVE - Famous Bruces - BOWEN, LEE, SMITH, SUTTER - Power\_\_\_ - FORWARD, HITTER, LIFTER, PLAY Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? [See hints and answers for today's Strands](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026)[.](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-march-24-2026) [*If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now\!](https://games.mashable.com/) Check out our [games hub](https://games.mashable.com/)* *for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.* Not the day you're after? [Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-march-24-2026) ![Mashable Potato](https://mashable.com/images/seamless-keep-scrolling.png)
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