Sports Connections Hints: Jan 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 22, 2025 (2025-01-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #306

Puzzle #306 · 2025-01-22 · 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 #306 for 2025-01-22, 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: "WHIP" IN BASEBALL, BASKETBALL OFFENSES, NORTH AMERICAN WINTER OLYMPIC HOSTS 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.

"WHIP" IN BASEBALL
BASKETBALL OFFENSES
NORTH AMERICAN WINTER OLYMPIC HOSTS
TIGERS

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.

"WHIP" IN BASEBALL

WALKS

HITS

INNINGS

PITCHED

BASKETBALL OFFENSES

MOTION

PICK AND ROLL

PRINCETON

TRIANGLE

NORTH AMERICAN WINTER OLYMPIC HOSTS

LAKE PLACID

SALT LAKE CITY

CALGARY

VANCOUVER

TIGERS

AUBURN

DETROIT

MEMPHIS

MISSOURI

Reveal full answer

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