Sports Connections Hints: Apr 3, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 3, 2025 (2025-04-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #382

Puzzle #382 · 2025-04-03 · 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 #382 for 2025-04-03, 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: GROW WEARY, FOOTBALL RECEIVING ROUTES, PWHL TEAMS 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.

  • GROW WEARY
  • FOOTBALL RECEIVING ROUTES
  • PWHL TEAMS
  • SPORTS _____

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.

GROW WEARY

EXHAUST
FATIGUE
TIRE
WEAKEN

FOOTBALL RECEIVING ROUTES

DIG
FADE
POST
WHEEL

PWHL TEAMS

CHARGE
FLEET
FROST
VICTOIRE

SPORTS _____

CAR
CENTER
ILLUSTRATED
WRITER

Reveal full answer

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

GROW WEARY

EXHAUST
FATIGUE
TIRE
WEAKEN

FOOTBALL RECEIVING ROUTES

DIG
FADE
POST
WHEEL

PWHL TEAMS

CHARGE
FLEET
FROST
VICTOIRE

SPORTS _____

CAR
CENTER
ILLUSTRATED
WRITER

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