Sports Connections Hints: Mar 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 6, 2025 (2025-03-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #348

Puzzle #348 · 2025-03-06 · 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 #348 for 2025-03-06, 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: KNOCK DOWN A SHOT, "FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE", TEAMS IN UNRIVALED 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.

  • KNOCK DOWN A SHOT
  • "FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE"
  • TEAMS IN UNRIVALED
  • BALL _____

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.

KNOCK DOWN A SHOT

DRAIN
DRILL
MAKE
SINK

"FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE"

FLOAT
BUTTERFLY
STING
BEE

TEAMS IN UNRIVALED

LACES
LUNAR OWLS
MIST
VINYL

BALL _____

BOY
CLUB
MARKER
HAWK

Reveal full answer

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

KNOCK DOWN A SHOT

DRAIN
DRILL
MAKE
SINK

"FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE"

FLOAT
BUTTERFLY
STING
BEE

TEAMS IN UNRIVALED

LACES
LUNAR OWLS
MIST
VINYL

BALL _____

BOY
CLUB
MARKER
HAWK

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