Sports Connections Hints: Feb 24, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 24, 2025 (2025-02-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #340

Puzzle #340 · 2025-02-24 · 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 #340 for 2025-02-24, 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: GYMNASTICS APPARATUSES, OUT OF PRACTICE, STATS FOR A WIDE RECEIVER 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.

  • GYMNASTICS APPARATUSES
  • OUT OF PRACTICE
  • STATS FOR A WIDE RECEIVER
  • A SURFER'S NEEDS

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.

GYMNASTICS APPARATUSES

BEAM
FLOOR
POMMEL
VAULT

OUT OF PRACTICE

COLD
DEFICIENT
SLUGGISH
RUSTY

STATS FOR A WIDE RECEIVER

CATCH
TARGET
TOUCHDOWN
YARD

A SURFER'S NEEDS

BOARD
OCEAN
WAX
WETSUIT

Reveal full answer

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

GYMNASTICS APPARATUSES

BEAM
FLOOR
POMMEL
VAULT

OUT OF PRACTICE

COLD
DEFICIENT
SLUGGISH
RUSTY

STATS FOR A WIDE RECEIVER

CATCH
TARGET
TOUCHDOWN
YARD

A SURFER'S NEEDS

BOARD
OCEAN
WAX
WETSUIT

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