Sports Connections Hints: Feb 9, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 9, 2025 (2025-02-09). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #313

Puzzle #313 · 2025-02-09 · 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 #313 for 2025-02-09, 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: SCORING PLAYS, BIG GAME SNACKS, RECEIVER ROUTES 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.

SCORING PLAYS
BIG GAME SNACKS
RECEIVER ROUTES
_____BACK

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.

SCORING PLAYS

EXTRA POINT

FIELD GOAL

SAFETY

TOUCHDOWN

BIG GAME SNACKS

CHIPS

NACHOS

PIZZA

WINGS

RECEIVER ROUTES

CURL

FLY

HOOK

SLANT

_____BACK

CORNER

FULL

QUARTER

TAIL

Reveal full answer

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