Sports Connections Hints: Mar 18, 2025
This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 18, 2025 (2025-03-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.
Meta: Sports puzzle #362
Puzzle #362 · 2025-03-18 · 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.
Hint 1 – overall theme
There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.
Themes include: PARTS OF A BICYCLE, WAYS TO DESCRIBE HOW A BASEBALL IS HIT, ATHLETES KNOWN BY THEIR FIRST NAME 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.
- PARTS OF A BICYCLE
- WAYS TO DESCRIBE HOW A BASEBALL IS HIT
- ATHLETES KNOWN BY THEIR FIRST NAME
- _____ SKATING
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.
PARTS OF A BICYCLE
WAYS TO DESCRIBE HOW A BASEBALL IS HIT
ATHLETES KNOWN BY THEIR FIRST NAME
_____ SKATING
Reveal full answer
This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.
PARTS OF A BICYCLE
WAYS TO DESCRIBE HOW A BASEBALL IS HIT
ATHLETES KNOWN BY THEIR FIRST NAME
_____ SKATING
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