Sports Connections Hints: Jan 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 29, 2025 (2025-01-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #315

Puzzle #315 · 2025-01-29 · 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 #315 for 2025-01-29, 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: BASEBALL HITS, BASKETBALL FOULS, BULLDOGS 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.

BASEBALL HITS
BASKETBALL FOULS
BULLDOGS
NFL HOME CITIES

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.

BASEBALL HITS

SINGLE

DOUBLE

TRIPLE

HOME RUN

BASKETBALL FOULS

FLAGRANT

OFFENSIVE

PERSONAL

TECHNICAL

BULLDOGS

GEORGIA

GONZAGA

MISSISSIPPI STATE

YALE

NFL HOME CITIES

ARLINGTON

FOXBORO

GLENDALE

SANTA CLARA

Reveal full answer

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