Sports Connections Hints: Jan 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 28, 2025 (2025-01-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #316

Puzzle #316 · 2025-01-28 · 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 #316 for 2025-01-28, 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: TENNIS LINGO, NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS, POSSIBLE POINTS ON A FOOTBALL PLAY 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.

TENNIS LINGO
NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS
POSSIBLE POINTS ON A FOOTBALL PLAY
NO. 2

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.

TENNIS LINGO

ACE

FAULT

LET

WINNER

NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS

NOR

PIT

SEA

TEN

POSSIBLE POINTS ON A FOOTBALL PLAY

ONE

TWO

THREE

SIX

NO. 2

JETER

PLACE

RUNNER-UP

SILVER MEDAL

Reveal full answer

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