Sports Connections Hints: Apr 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 20, 2025 (2025-04-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #400

Puzzle #400 · 2025-04-20 · 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 #400 for 2025-04-20, 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: ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR, GYM EQUIPMENT, AFC EAST 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.

ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR
GYM EQUIPMENT
AFC EAST TEAMS
THINGS WITH NETS

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.

ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR

CLEATS

BOOTS

SPIKES

SNEAKERS

GYM EQUIPMENT

TREADMILL

ELLIPTICAL

MEDICINE BALL

ROWING MACHINE

AFC EAST TEAMS

BUFFALO

NEW YORK

NEW ENGLAND

MIAMI

THINGS WITH NETS

SOCCER GOAL

TENNIS COURT

BASKETBALL HOOP

BROOKLYN

Reveal full answer

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