Sports Connections Hints: Jan 15, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 15, 2025 (2025-01-15). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #297

Puzzle #297 · 2025-01-15 · 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 #297 for 2025-01-15, 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: TIED, SYNONYMS FOR GAME, TOP FOUR PICKS IN THE LEBRON DRAFT (2003) 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.

TIED
SYNONYMS FOR GAME
TOP FOUR PICKS IN THE LEBRON DRAFT (2003)
CHRIS _____

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.

TIED

DRAWN

EVEN

EQUAL

LEVEL

SYNONYMS FOR GAME

CONTEST

FIXTURE

MATCH

TIE

TOP FOUR PICKS IN THE LEBRON DRAFT (2003)

JAMES

MILICIC

ANTHONY

BOSH

CHRIS _____

EVERT

GODWIN

PAUL

PRONGER

Reveal full answer

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