Sports Connections Hints: Apr 30, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 30, 2025 (2025-04-30). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #408

Puzzle #408 · 2025-04-30 · 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 #408 for 2025-04-30, 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: SECOND STRING, SNEAKER BRANDS, CHICAGO SPORTS GREATS 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.

SECOND STRING
SNEAKER BRANDS
CHICAGO SPORTS GREATS
ANAGRAMS OF NFL TEAMS

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.

SECOND STRING

BACKUP

RESERVE

SUB

FILL-IN

SNEAKER BRANDS

NIKE

PUMA

REEBOK

NEW BALANCE

CHICAGO SPORTS GREATS

JORDAN

BANKS

PAYTON

MIKITA

ANAGRAMS OF NFL TEAMS

MARS

JEST

SABRE

REPACKS

Reveal full answer

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