Sports Connections Hints: Dec 24, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 24, 2024 (2024-12-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #270

Puzzle #270 · 2024-12-24 · 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 #270 for 2024-12-24, 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: MONEY, FASTBALL, TEAMS WITHOUT A SUPER BOWL WIN 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.

MONEY
FASTBALL
TEAMS WITHOUT A SUPER BOWL WIN
TEAMS WHOSE NICKNAMES ARE DEMONYMS

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.

MONEY

BANK

BREAD

DOUGH

COIN

FASTBALL

CHEESE

GAS

HEAT

HUMMER

TEAMS WITHOUT A SUPER BOWL WIN

LIONS

PANTHERS

TITANS

JAGUARS

TEAMS WHOSE NICKNAMES ARE DEMONYMS

CANADIENS

HOOSIERS

KNICKS

TEXANS

Reveal full answer

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