Sports Connections Hints: Apr 23, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 23, 2025 (2025-04-23). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #402

Puzzle #402 · 2025-04-23 · 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 #402 for 2025-04-23, 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: PHYSICAL STRENGTH, BASKETBALL FOULS, SEC TEAMS, MINUS THE S 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.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH
BASKETBALL FOULS
SEC TEAMS, MINUS THE S
HALL OF FAME PITCHERS

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.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH

POWER

MIGHT

ENERGY

VIGOR

BASKETBALL FOULS

BLOCK

CHARGE

HOLD

REACH-IN

SEC TEAMS, MINUS THE S

GATOR

COMMODORE

TIGER

SOONER

HALL OF FAME PITCHERS

LEMON

FELLER

FINGERS

FORD

Reveal full answer

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