Connections: Sports Edition is a new 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.

Friday's "Connections" is rated 3 out of 5 for difficulty, and Newsweek is here to help you if you're struggling.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for November 16's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for

Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything.

Connections is a daily word puzzle game that challenges its players to sort several seemingly random words into four mystery categories.