Sports Connections Hints: Dec 17, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 17, 2024 (2024-12-17). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #268

Puzzle #268 · 2024-12-17 · 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 #268 for 2024-12-17, 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: SECOND CHANCE, FAMOUS BOXERS, MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES 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.

SECOND CHANCE
FAMOUS BOXERS
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES
FIRST NAMES … OR THE STARTS OF NFL TEAM NAMES

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.

SECOND CHANCE

DO-OVER

MULLIGAN

REPECHAGE

RETRY

FAMOUS BOXERS

ALI

FOREMAN

LEWIS

LISTON

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES

DREW

FEW

OATS

SELF

FIRST NAMES … OR THE STARTS OF NFL TEAM NAMES

BEN

BILL

DOLPH

PAT

Reveal full answer

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