Sports Connections Hints: Apr 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 25, 2025 (2025-04-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #403

Puzzle #403 · 2025-04-25 · 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 #403 for 2025-04-25, 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: TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS, BIO INFO FOR AN NFL DRAFT PICK, PREVIOUS NO. 1 NFL DRAFT PICKS 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.

TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS
BIO INFO FOR AN NFL DRAFT PICK
PREVIOUS NO. 1 NFL DRAFT PICKS
_____BALL SPORTS

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.

TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS

POLE VAULT

STEEPLECHASE

100 METERS

DECATHLON

BIO INFO FOR AN NFL DRAFT PICK

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

POSITION

SCHOOL

PREVIOUS NO. 1 NFL DRAFT PICKS

LUCK

BURROW

LONG

FISHER

_____BALL SPORTS

PICKLE

FOOT

VOLLEY

SOFT

Reveal full answer

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