Sports Connections Hints: Mar 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 29, 2025 (2025-03-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #371

Puzzle #371 · 2025-03-29 · 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 #371 for 2025-03-29, 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: CARD GAMES, AREAS ON A FOOTBALL FIELD, THINGS A THIRD BASE COACH MIGHT SIGNAL 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.

CARD GAMES
AREAS ON A FOOTBALL FIELD
THINGS A THIRD BASE COACH MIGHT SIGNAL
COMPONENTS OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS' LOGO

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.

CARD GAMES

BRIDGE

EUCHRE

HEARTS

PINOCHLE

AREAS ON A FOOTBALL FIELD

BACKFIELD

END ZONE

LINE OF SCRIMMAGE

SIDELINE

THINGS A THIRD BASE COACH MIGHT SIGNAL

BUNT

HIT AND RUN

STEAL

TAKE

COMPONENTS OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS' LOGO

FLAG

FOOTBALL

SKULL

SWORDS

Reveal full answer

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