Sports Connections Hints: May 24, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #434

Puzzle #434 · 2025-05-24 · 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 #434 for 2025-05-24, 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: TENNESSEE PRO TEAMS, BASEBALL STAT ABBREVIATIONS, LAST FOUR TEAMS TO WIN A SUPER BOWL 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.

TENNESSEE PRO TEAMS
BASEBALL STAT ABBREVIATIONS
LAST FOUR TEAMS TO WIN A SUPER BOWL
SOCCER "CUPS"

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.

TENNESSEE PRO TEAMS

TITANS

NASHVILLE SC

PREDATORS

GRIZZLIES

BASEBALL STAT ABBREVIATIONS

WHIP

LAST FOUR TEAMS TO WIN A SUPER BOWL

CHIEFS

EAGLES

RAMS

BUCCANEERS

SOCCER "CUPS"

WORLD

MLS

CARABAO

Reveal full answer

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