Sports Connections Hints: Feb 15, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 15, 2025 (2025-02-15). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #330

Puzzle #330 · 2025-02-15 · 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 #330 for 2025-02-15, 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: TRY TO STOP A BASKETBALL SHOT, SKATEBOARDING TRICKS, TWO-TIME NBA DUNK CONTEST WINNERS 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.

TRY TO STOP A BASKETBALL SHOT
SKATEBOARDING TRICKS
TWO-TIME NBA DUNK CONTEST WINNERS
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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.

TRY TO STOP A BASKETBALL SHOT

CHALLENGE

CLOSE OUT

CONTEST

DEFEND

SKATEBOARDING TRICKS

KICKFLIP

MANUAL

MCTWIST

OLLIE

TWO-TIME NBA DUNK CONTEST WINNERS

MCCLUNG

LAVINE

RICHARDSON

MINER

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3-POINT

BLUE

GOAL

MENDOZA

Reveal full answer

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