Sports Connections Hints: Apr 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 14, 2025 (2025-04-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #391

Puzzle #391 · 2025-04-14 · 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 #391 for 2025-04-14, 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: HOCKEY EQUIPMENT, TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS, "SPORTSCENTER" ANCHORS 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.

HOCKEY EQUIPMENT
TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS
"SPORTSCENTER" ANCHORS
_____ PITCH

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.

HOCKEY EQUIPMENT

GLOVES

HELMET

SKATES

STICK

TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS

ACES

CHIHUAHUAS

EXPRESS

ISOTOPES

"SPORTSCENTER" ANCHORS

COHN

EAVES

STORM

VAN PELT

_____ PITCH

FEVER

PAYOFF

QUICK

WILD

Reveal full answer

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