Sports Connections Hints: Apr 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 22, 2025 (2025-04-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #401

Puzzle #401 · 2025-04-22 · 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 #401 for 2025-04-22, 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: HEADGEAR, PHILADELPHIA TEAMS, TENNIS RACKET BRANDS 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.

HEADGEAR
PHILADELPHIA TEAMS
TENNIS RACKET BRANDS
SPORTS MEETS OUTER SPACE

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.

HEADGEAR

HAT

HELMET

MASK

VISOR

PHILADELPHIA TEAMS

76ERS

FLYERS

PHILLIES

UNION

TENNIS RACKET BRANDS

BABOLAT

HEAD

PRINCE

WILSON

SPORTS MEETS OUTER SPACE

ASTROS

GALAXY

STARS

SUN

Reveal full answer

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