Sports Connections Hints: Dec 22, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 22, 2024 (2024-12-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #277

Puzzle #277 · 2024-12-22 · 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 #277 for 2024-12-22, 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: DISTANCES, IN HORSE RACING, WISCONSIN TEAMS, NBA BROADCASTERS 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.

DISTANCES, IN HORSE RACING
WISCONSIN TEAMS
NBA BROADCASTERS
TEAMS THAT PLAY IN WORLD CAPITALS

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.

DISTANCES, IN HORSE RACING

FURLONG

LENGTH

MILE

NOSE

WISCONSIN TEAMS

BADGERS

BREWERS

BUCKS

PACKERS

NBA BROADCASTERS

BREEN

BURKE

EAGLE

HARLAN

TEAMS THAT PLAY IN WORLD CAPITALS

NATIONALS

REAL MADRID

SENATORS

TOTTENHAM

Reveal full answer

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