Sports Connections Hints: Apr 9, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 9, 2025 (2025-04-09). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #385

Puzzle #385 · 2025-04-09 · 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 #385 for 2025-04-09, 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: SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS, INFORMATION ON A TICKET, FIRST WORDS OF NOTABLE GOLF COURSES 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.

SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS
INFORMATION ON A TICKET
FIRST WORDS OF NOTABLE GOLF COURSES
BIG 12 SCHOOL LOCATIONS

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.

SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS

ARCHERY

EQUESTRIAN

JUDO

SPORT CLIMBING

INFORMATION ON A TICKET

DATE

SECTION

ROW

SEAT NUMBER

FIRST WORDS OF NOTABLE GOLF COURSES

AUGUSTA

BETHPAGE

PEBBLE

TORREY

BIG 12 SCHOOL LOCATIONS

AMES

BOULDER

MANHATTAN

STILLWATER

Reveal full answer

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