Sports Connections Hints: Mar 8, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 8, 2025 (2025-03-08). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #352

Puzzle #352 · 2025-03-08 · 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 #352 for 2025-03-08, 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: CHESS PIECES, PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS, FAMILIARLY, BIG 12 TEAMS 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.

CHESS PIECES
PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS, FAMILIARLY
BIG 12 TEAMS
TEAMS THAT SHARE NAMES WITH PROFESSIONS

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.

CHESS PIECES

BISHOP

KNIGHT

PAWN

ROOK

PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS, FAMILIARLY

CITY

PALACE

SPURS

VILLA

BIG 12 TEAMS

CYCLONES

HORNED FROGS

JAYHAWKS

WILDCATS

TEAMS THAT SHARE NAMES WITH PROFESSIONS

BREWERS

COWBOYS

MARINERS

SENATORS

Reveal full answer

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