Sports Connections Hints: May 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #429

Puzzle #429 · 2025-05-18 · 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 #429 for 2025-05-18, 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: WIN, STRIKE OUT, CLASSIC SPORTS VIDEO GAMES 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.

WIN
STRIKE OUT
CLASSIC SPORTS VIDEO GAMES
ASSOCIATED WITH MICHAEL JORDAN

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.

WIN

DUB

VICTORY

TRIUMPH

STRIKE OUT

WHIFF

FAN

RING UP

CLASSIC SPORTS VIDEO GAMES

PUNCH-OUT

TECMO BOWL

NFL BLITZ

NBA JAM

ASSOCIATED WITH MICHAEL JORDAN

LAST DANCE

6 RINGS

HIS AIRNESS

Reveal full answer

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

WIN

DUB