Sports Connections Hints: Feb 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Feb 26, 2025 (2025-02-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #343

Puzzle #343 · 2025-02-26 · 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 #343 for 2025-02-26, 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: VOLLEYBALL LINGO, VENUES FOR SPORT, RECENT MLB MVPS 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.

VOLLEYBALL LINGO
VENUES FOR SPORT
RECENT MLB MVPS
PLAYERS FAMOUSLY TRADED TO LOS ANGELES

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.

VOLLEYBALL LINGO

BUMP

SET

SPIKE

KILL

VENUES FOR SPORT

COURT

POOL

RING

RINK

RECENT MLB MVPS

OHTANI

JUDGE

ACUÑA

GOLDSCHMIDT

PLAYERS FAMOUSLY TRADED TO LOS ANGELES

DONČIĆ

BETTS

STAFFORD

GRETZKY

Reveal full answer

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