Sports Connections Hints: Apr 19, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 19, 2025 (2025-04-19). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #396

Puzzle #396 · 2025-04-19 · 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 #396 for 2025-04-19, 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: PUNCH, PLAYERS INVOLVED IN A FIELD GOAL TRY, CELTICS IN THE HALL OF FAME 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.

PUNCH
PLAYERS INVOLVED IN A FIELD GOAL TRY
CELTICS IN THE HALL OF FAME
FIRST WORDS OF FORMER MLB BALLPARKS

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.

PUNCH

SOCK

STRIKE

HIT

JAB

PLAYERS INVOLVED IN A FIELD GOAL TRY

HOLDER

LONG SNAPPER

KICKER

LINEMEN

CELTICS IN THE HALL OF FAME

BIRD

PIERCE

COUSY

RUSSELL

FIRST WORDS OF FORMER MLB BALLPARKS

EBBETS

CANDLESTICK

POLO

SHEA

Reveal full answer

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