Connections Sports Edition #779 hints and answers for Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Connections Sports Edition #779 is a board that starts on the volleyball court and ends at the plate: the yellow group is four core volleyball moves, the green group is four Big 12 athletes named one at a time by their school mascots, the blue group is four surnames that headline famous sports video games, and the purple group is four words that stand directly before HIT. The trap is HAWK: it reads as a bird, or as half of a team name, before it reads as a skateboarder's surname on a game box. Work through one group at a time: take the group's hint first, then the category name, then the four words, each one sitting patiently behind the tap, ready and waiting there for you to reveal it.
Group 1 - Yellow
Hint: Four moves from the volleyball court: the serve that starts each rally, the set that tees up the attack, the spike that slams the ball down, and the dig that keeps a hard hit off the floor.
VOLLEYBALL TERMS
VOLLEYBALL TERMS
Group 2 - Green
Hint: One athlete from the Big 12, four ways: a Baylor Bear, an Oklahoma State Cowboy, a Kansas Jayhawk and a West Virginia Mountaineer, each mascot in its singular form.
A BIG 12 ATHLETE
A BIG 12 ATHLETE
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: Four surnames that headline sports video game franchises: Griffey for baseball, Hawk for skateboarding, Madden for football and Slater for surfing.
VIDEO GAME NAMESAKES
VIDEO GAME NAMESAKES
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: Four words that stand directly before HIT: the base hit and the infield hit from the diamond, the clutch hit every lineup wants late, and the late hit officials flag.