Sports Connections Hints: Dec 27, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 27, 2024 (2024-12-27). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #275

Puzzle #275 · 2024-12-27 · 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 #275 for 2024-12-27, 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: PROPEL (A BALL), TROPHIES, COACHED BY JOHN CALIPARI 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.

PROPEL (A BALL)
TROPHIES
COACHED BY JOHN CALIPARI
ASSOCIATED WITH LAMAR JACKSON

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.

PROPEL (A BALL)

BOWL

ROLL

SLING

SPIN

TROPHIES

BALLON D'OR

HEISMAN

LOMBARDI

VEZINA

COACHED BY JOHN CALIPARI

ARKANSAS

KENTUCKY

MEMPHIS

UMASS

ASSOCIATED WITH LAMAR JACKSON

LOUISVILLE

RAVENS

QUARTERBACK

Reveal full answer

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