Sports Connections Hints: Mar 15, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 15, 2025 (2025-03-15). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #357

Puzzle #357 · 2025-03-15 · 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 #357 for 2025-03-15, 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: BOAT SPORTS, BASEBALL TERMS THAT ARE ALSO FOOD, FAMOUS SPORTING TIMS 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.

BOAT SPORTS
BASEBALL TERMS THAT ARE ALSO FOOD
FAMOUS SPORTING TIMS
SPORTS THAT DON'T USE A 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.

BOAT SPORTS

CANOEING

KAYAKING

ROWING

SAILING

BASEBALL TERMS THAT ARE ALSO FOOD

CAN OF CORN

JAM

PICKLE

TATER

FAMOUS SPORTING TIMS

BROWN

DUNCAN

HORTON

SALMON

SPORTS THAT DON'T USE A BALL

BADMINTON

CURLING

DARTS

ICE HOCKEY

Reveal full answer

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