Sports Connections Hints: Mar 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 26, 2025 (2025-03-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #372

Puzzle #372 · 2025-03-26 · 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 #372 for 2025-03-26, 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: DC SPORTS TEAMS, FIGURE SKATING JUMPS, MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES IN SWEET 16 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.

  • DC SPORTS TEAMS
  • FIGURE SKATING JUMPS
  • MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES IN SWEET 16
  • FORMER MLS TEAM NAMES

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.

DC SPORTS TEAMS

CAPITALS
MYSTICS
NATIONALS
WIZARDS

FIGURE SKATING JUMPS

AXEL
LOOP
LUTZ
SALCHOW

MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES IN SWEET 16

OATS
PAINTER
PEARL
POPE

FORMER MLS TEAM NAMES

BURN
FUSION
METROSTARS
MUTINY

Reveal full answer

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

DC SPORTS TEAMS

CAPITALS
MYSTICS
NATIONALS
WIZARDS

FIGURE SKATING JUMPS

AXEL
LOOP
LUTZ
SALCHOW

MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES IN SWEET 16

OATS
PAINTER
PEARL
POPE

FORMER MLS TEAM NAMES

BURN
FUSION
METROSTARS
MUTINY

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