Today’s Sports Connections hints & answers

Spoiler-layered hints and full group breakdown for today's NYT Sports Connections puzzle. Reveal themes, group titles, and tiles one group at a time, then show the full board when you're ready.

Puzzle date: Dec 8, 2025 (2025-12-08). Puzzle #649.

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Puzzle #649 · 2025-12-08 · sports

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Hint 1 – overall theme

Hint 2 – group titles

Hint 3 – group tiles

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