Sports Connections Hints: May 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #416

Puzzle #416 · 2025-05-06 · 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 #416 for 2025-05-06, 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: TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION, BASEBALL MOVIES, NICKNAMES FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUMS 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.

TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION
BASEBALL MOVIES
NICKNAMES FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUMS
FAMOUS RUNNING BACK NICKNAMES

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.

TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION

BOUNCE

ELIMINATE

KNOCK OUT

DEFEAT

BASEBALL MOVIES

THE NATURAL

THE ROOKIE

MAJOR LEAGUE

NICKNAMES FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUMS

THE SWAMP

THE HORSESHOE

THE BIG HOUSE

DEATH VALLEY

FAMOUS RUNNING BACK NICKNAMES

SWEETNESS

THE BUS

BEAST MODE

Reveal full answer

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