Sports Connections Hints: Jun 3, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 3, 2025 (2025-06-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #444

Puzzle #444 · 2025-06-03 · 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 #444 for 2025-06-03, 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: SHREWD, TRANSACTION, FAMOUS ATHLETES NAMED MARCUS 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.

SHREWD
TRANSACTION
FAMOUS ATHLETES NAMED MARCUS
WNBA ROOKIES

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.

SHREWD

CRAFTY

CANNY

SAVVY

CLEVER

TRANSACTION

DEAL

SWAP

TRADE

TRANSFER

FAMOUS ATHLETES NAMED MARCUS

STROMAN

SMART

RASHFORD

ALLEN

WNBA ROOKIES

BUECKERS

CITRON

IRIAFEN

RIVERS

Reveal full answer

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