Sports Connections Hints: Jan 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 20, 2025 (2025-01-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #305

Puzzle #305 · 2025-01-20 · 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 #305 for 2025-01-20, 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: NEW ARRIVAL, OHIO COLLEGE TEAMS, BASEBALL MOVIES 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.

NEW ARRIVAL
OHIO COLLEGE TEAMS
BASEBALL MOVIES
TEAMS WITH GOLD AS A PRIMARY COLOR

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.

NEW ARRIVAL

DEBUTANT

FRESHMAN

NEWCOMER

ROOKIE

OHIO COLLEGE TEAMS

CINCINNATI

DAYTON

OHIO STATE

XAVIER

BASEBALL MOVIES

FEVER PITCH

MAJOR LEAGUE

MONEYBALL

THE NATURAL

TEAMS WITH GOLD AS A PRIMARY COLOR

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

LAKERS

NOTRE DAME

SAINTS

Reveal full answer

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