Sports Connections Hints: Jan 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 26, 2025 (2025-01-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #317

Puzzle #317 · 2025-01-26 · 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 #317 for 2025-01-26, 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: WINNER, SURNAMES USED IN CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES, QBS TO WIN MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS 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.

WINNER
SURNAMES USED IN CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES
QBS TO WIN MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS
FOOTBALL ALLENS

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.

WINNER

CHAMPION

TITLEHOLDER

TOP DOG

VICTOR

SURNAMES USED IN CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

DAVIS

LOMBARDI

O'BRIEN

STANLEY

QBS TO WIN MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS

MAHOMES

BRADSHAW

BRADY

MONTANA

FOOTBALL ALLENS

JOSH

JARED

LARRY

MARCUS

Reveal full answer

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