Sports Connections Hints: May 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 22, 2025 (2025-05-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #432

Puzzle #432 · 2025-05-22 · 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 #432 for 2025-05-22, 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: TENNIS LINGO, PARTS OF A FOOTBALL HELMET, UCLA BASKETBALL ALUMNI 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.

TENNIS LINGO
PARTS OF A FOOTBALL HELMET
UCLA BASKETBALL ALUMNI
ORANGE THINGS

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.

TENNIS LINGO

LET

DEUCE

FAULT

ACE

PARTS OF A FOOTBALL HELMET

CHIN STRAP

FACE MASK

PADS

SHELL

UCLA BASKETBALL ALUMNI

LOVE

HOLIDAY

WESTBROOK

LAVINE

ORANGE THINGS

BASKETBALL

FOOTBALL PYLON

SYRACUSE

NETHERLANDS

Reveal full answer

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