Sports Connections Hints: Apr 8, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 8, 2025 (2025-04-08). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #384

Puzzle #384 · 2025-04-08 · 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 #384 for 2025-04-08, 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: PLACES AT A BASEBALL FIELD, FOOTBALL PLAYS, ACTIVE F1 DRIVERS 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.

  • PLACES AT A BASEBALL FIELD
  • FOOTBALL PLAYS
  • ACTIVE F1 DRIVERS
  • _____ RUNNER

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.

PLACES AT A BASEBALL FIELD

BULLPEN
DUGOUT
MOUND
WARNING TRACK

FOOTBALL PLAYS

FLEA FLICKER
HAIL MARY
STATUE OF LIBERTY
TUSH PUSH

ACTIVE F1 DRIVERS

GASLY
HAMILTON
NORRIS
STROLL

_____ RUNNER

FRONT
GHOST
LONG-DISTANCE
PINCH

Reveal full answer

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

PLACES AT A BASEBALL FIELD

BULLPEN
DUGOUT
MOUND
WARNING TRACK

FOOTBALL PLAYS

FLEA FLICKER
HAIL MARY
STATUE OF LIBERTY
TUSH PUSH

ACTIVE F1 DRIVERS

GASLY
HAMILTON
NORRIS
STROLL

_____ RUNNER

FRONT
GHOST
LONG-DISTANCE
PINCH

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