Sports Connections Hints: May 4, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #414

Puzzle #414 · 2025-05-04 · 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 #414 for 2025-05-04, 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: A BASE RUNNER'S ACTIONS, CALIFORNIA COLLEGE TEAMS, REGGIES 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.

A BASE RUNNER'S ACTIONS
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE TEAMS
REGGIES
FIRST WORDS OF NHL TEAM NAMES

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.

A BASE RUNNER'S ACTIONS

SLIDE

STEAL

TAG

LEAD

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE TEAMS

BRUINS

TROJANS

CARDINAL

BEARS

REGGIES

WHITE

BUSH

JACKSON

MILLER

FIRST WORDS OF NHL TEAM NAMES

MAPLE

RED

GOLDEN

BLUE

Reveal full answer

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