Sports Connections Hints: Feb 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 22, 2025 (2025-02-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #337

Puzzle #337 · 2025-02-22 · 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 #337 for 2025-02-22, 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: INEXPERIENCED, TYPES OF OUTS IN BASEBALL, BOSTON CELTICS STARS 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.

INEXPERIENCED
TYPES OF OUTS IN BASEBALL
BOSTON CELTICS STARS
COLLEGES IN STATE CAPITALS

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.

INEXPERIENCED

GREEN

FRESH

NEW

RAW

TYPES OF OUTS IN BASEBALL

FLY

FORCE

STRIKE

TAG

BOSTON CELTICS STARS

BROWN

HOLIDAY

TATUM

WHITE

COLLEGES IN STATE CAPITALS

NAVY

DRAKE

VANDERBILT

WISCONSIN

Reveal full answer

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