Sports Connections Hints: Apr 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 11, 2025 (2025-04-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #388

Puzzle #388 · 2025-04-11 · 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 #388 for 2025-04-11, 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: TERMS FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE, CANADIAN HOCKEY TEAMS, ACC 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.

TERMS FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE
CANADIAN HOCKEY TEAMS
ACC TEAMS
LAST FOUR LETTERS OF NFL 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.

TERMS FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE

FRESHMAN

PROSPECT

RECRUIT

ROOKIE

CANADIAN HOCKEY TEAMS

CANUCKS

FLAMES

JETS

OILERS

ACC TEAMS

CARDINALS

HOKIES

HURRICANES

PANTHERS

LAST FOUR LETTERS OF NFL TEAM NAMES

BOYS

CONS

IONS

OWNS

Reveal full answer

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