Sports Connections Hints: Apr 27, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 27, 2025 (2025-04-27). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #405

Puzzle #405 · 2025-04-27 · 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 #405 for 2025-04-27, 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: PARTS OF A BASKETBALL HOOP, PROPEL A BALL, LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS 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.

PARTS OF A BASKETBALL HOOP
PROPEL A BALL
LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS
HOME _____

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.

PARTS OF A BASKETBALL HOOP

GLASS

RIM

NET

BASE

PROPEL A BALL

BOWL

ROLL

HURL

FLING

LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS

SILVER

GOODELL

MANFRED

BETTMAN

HOME _____

PLATE

FIELD

RUN

TEAM

Reveal full answer

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