Sports Connections Hints: Feb 17, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 17, 2025 (2025-02-17). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #332

Puzzle #332 · 2025-02-17 · 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 #332 for 2025-02-17, 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: DEFEAT HEAVILY, RACKET SPORTS, NBA CAREER 3-POINT LEADERS 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.

DEFEAT HEAVILY
RACKET SPORTS
NBA CAREER 3-POINT LEADERS
SPORTS WITH FALSE STARTS

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.

DEFEAT HEAVILY

CRUSH

FLATTEN

PULVERIZE

TROUNCE

RACKET SPORTS

BADMINTON

PICKLEBALL

SQUASH

TENNIS

NBA CAREER 3-POINT LEADERS

CURRY

HARDEN

ALLEN

LILLARD

SPORTS WITH FALSE STARTS

FOOTBALL

SPEED SKATING

SWIMMING

TRACK AND FIELD

Reveal full answer

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