Sports Connections Hints: Jan 16, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 16, 2025 (2025-01-16). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #299

Puzzle #299 · 2025-01-16 · 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 #299 for 2025-01-16, 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: MEMBERS OF A STAFF, NHL TEAMS WITH SINGULAR NICKNAMES, ORLANDO TEAMS 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.

MEMBERS OF A STAFF
NHL TEAMS WITH SINGULAR NICKNAMES
ORLANDO TEAMS
_____ CARD

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.

MEMBERS OF A STAFF

COACH

MANAGER

SCOUT

TRAINER

NHL TEAMS WITH SINGULAR NICKNAMES

AVALANCHE

KRAKEN

LIGHTNING

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB

ORLANDO TEAMS

MAGIC

ORLANDO CITY

PRIDE

UCF

_____ CARD

LINEUP

TRADING

WILD

YELLOW

Reveal full answer

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