Sports Connections Hints: Dec 29, 2024

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 29, 2024 (2024-12-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #278

Puzzle #278 · 2024-12-29 · 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 #278 for 2024-12-29, 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: PREVENT A GOAL, CRICKET EQUIPMENT, RAMS WRS, PAST AND PRESENT 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.

PREVENT A GOAL
CRICKET EQUIPMENT
RAMS WRS, PAST AND PRESENT
FAMOUS JUNIORS

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.

PREVENT A GOAL

BLOCK

PARRY

SAVE

STOP

CRICKET EQUIPMENT

BAIL

BALL

BAT

STUMP

RAMS WRS, PAST AND PRESENT

BRUCE

HOLT

KUPP

NACUA

FAMOUS JUNIORS

BECKHAM

EARNHARDT

GRIFFEY

RIPKEN

Reveal full answer

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