Sports Connections Hints: May 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 28, 2025 (2025-05-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #438

Puzzle #438 · 2025-05-28 · 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 #438 for 2025-05-28, 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: IMPORTANT, BASKETBALL TEAMS IN NEW YORK CITY, FAMOUS COACHES NAMED JIM 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.

IMPORTANT
BASKETBALL TEAMS IN NEW YORK CITY
FAMOUS COACHES NAMED JIM
WHAT "K" COULD MEAN

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.

IMPORTANT

KEY

VITAL

INTEGRAL

CRITICAL

BASKETBALL TEAMS IN NEW YORK CITY

KNICKS

NETS

LIBERTY

RED STORM

FAMOUS COACHES NAMED JIM

MORA

BOEHEIM

CALHOUN

HARBAUGH

WHAT "K" COULD MEAN

KRZYZEWSKI

STRIKEOUT

KICKER

KILOMETER

Reveal full answer

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