Sports Connections Hints: Jun 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 6, 2025 (2025-06-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #447

Puzzle #447 · 2025-06-06 · 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 #447 for 2025-06-06, 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: AN NL CENTRAL PLAYER, FOOTBALL PENALTIES, ATTRIBUTES FOR A PITCHER 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.

AN NL CENTRAL PLAYER
FOOTBALL PENALTIES
ATTRIBUTES FOR A PITCHER
SPORTS, WITH A LETTER CHANGED

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.

AN NL CENTRAL PLAYER

RED

CUB

PIRATE

BREWER

FOOTBALL PENALTIES

CLIPPING

HOLDING

FACE MASK

OFFSIDE

ATTRIBUTES FOR A PITCHER

STAMINA

CONTROL

VELOCITY

COMMAND

SPORTS, WITH A LETTER CHANGED

GULF

BOILING

BORING

SKIMMING

Reveal full answer

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