Sports Connections Hints: Dec 11, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 11, 2024 (2024-12-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #262

Puzzle #262 · 2024-12-11 · 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.

Puzzle reference: Connections #262 for 2024-12-11, edition sports, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: HOCKEY STATISTICS, SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS, LAST FOUR MEN'S WORLD CUP HOSTS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

HOCKEY STATISTICS
SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS
LAST FOUR MEN'S WORLD CUP HOSTS
EVENTS OR PLAYS THAT INVOLVE THREE OF SOMETHING

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

HOCKEY STATISTICS

ASSISTS

GOALS

PLUS/MINUS

SAVES

SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS

GOLF

FENCING

HANDBALL

ROWING

LAST FOUR MEN'S WORLD CUP HOSTS

BRAZIL

RUSSIA

SOUTH AFRICA

QATAR

EVENTS OR PLAYS THAT INVOLVE THREE OF SOMETHING

HAT TRICK

STRIKEOUT

TRIATHLON

TURKEY

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.