Sports Connections Hints: May 31, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #441

Puzzle #441 · 2025-05-31 · 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 #441 for 2025-05-31, 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: EXERCISES, IN SINGULAR FORM, WORK HARD, MATERIALS IN A BASEBALL 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.

EXERCISES, IN SINGULAR FORM
WORK HARD
MATERIALS IN A BASEBALL
GRAND _____

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.

EXERCISES, IN SINGULAR FORM

CRUNCH

PLANK

SITUP

SQUAT

WORK HARD

LABOR

GRIND

TOIL

STRAIN

MATERIALS IN A BASEBALL

CORK

RUBBER

LEATHER

YARN

GRAND _____

SLAM

STAND

PRIX

CANYON

Reveal full answer

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