Sports Connections Hints: Mar 12, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 12, 2025 (2025-03-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #356

Puzzle #356 · 2025-03-12 · 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 #356 for 2025-03-12, 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: COMMON SPORTS INJURIES, BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT, NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARILY 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.

COMMON SPORTS INJURIES
BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT
NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARILY
ITEMS IN MLB LOGOS

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.

COMMON SPORTS INJURIES

BREAK

SPRAIN

STRAIN

TEAR

BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT

BALLS

CHALK

CUE

TABLE

NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARILY

CAPS

HABS

ISLES

PENS

ITEMS IN MLB LOGOS

COMPASS ROSE

CROWN

HALO

MAPLE LEAF

Reveal full answer

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