Sports Connections Hints: Dec 13, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 13, 2024 (2024-12-13). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #263

Puzzle #263 · 2024-12-13 · 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 #263 for 2024-12-13, 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: SKIING EQUIPMENT, LOGOS OF ATHLETIC BRANDS, NBA MASCOTS 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.

SKIING EQUIPMENT
LOGOS OF ATHLETIC BRANDS
NBA MASCOTS
SPORTS ONOMATOPOEIAS

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.

SKIING EQUIPMENT

BOOTS

GOGGLES

POLES

SKIS

LOGOS OF ATHLETIC BRANDS

JUMPMAN

PUMA

SWOOSH

THREE STRIPES

NBA MASCOTS

BENNY

BURNIE

CHUCK

RUMBLE

SPORTS ONOMATOPOEIAS

BLOOP

CLANK

DOINK

SWISH

Reveal full answer

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