Sports Connections Hints: Jan 10, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 10, 2025 (2025-01-10). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #292

Puzzle #292 · 2025-01-10 · 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 #292 for 2025-01-10, 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: LEAD, TEXAS COLLEGE TEAMS, OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ALUMNI 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.

LEAD
TEXAS COLLEGE TEAMS
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ALUMNI
WASHINGTON _____

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.

LEAD

CAPTAIN

GUIDE

HELM

STEER

TEXAS COLLEGE TEAMS

AGGIES

HORNED FROGS

LONGHORNS

OWLS

OHIO STATE FOOTBALL ALUMNI

FIELDS

HARRISON

MCLAURIN

STROUD

WASHINGTON _____

CAPITALS

HUSKIES

MYSTICS

SPIRIT

Reveal full answer

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