Sports Connections Hints: Feb 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 11, 2025 (2025-02-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #326

Puzzle #326 · 2025-02-11 · 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 #326 for 2025-02-11, 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: AREAS ON A BASKETBALL COURT, CLOSE MARGIN, THINGS THAT BEGIN A GAME 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.

AREAS ON A BASKETBALL COURT
CLOSE MARGIN
THINGS THAT BEGIN A GAME
CHARACTERS ON "TED LASSO"

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.

AREAS ON A BASKETBALL COURT

BASELINE

CORNER

ELBOW

PAINT

CLOSE MARGIN

HAIR

NOSE

SPLIT SECOND

WHISKER

THINGS THAT BEGIN A GAME

FACEOFF

FIRST PITCH

JUMP BALL

KICKOFF

CHARACTERS ON "TED LASSO"

BEARD

KENT

LASSO

ROJAS

Reveal full answer

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