Sports Connections Hints: Jun 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 11, 2025 (2025-06-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #452

Puzzle #452 · 2025-06-11 · 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 #452 for 2025-06-11, 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: MOVING ON FOOT, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ONE-WORD SPORTS MOVIES, FAMOUS JOES 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.

MOVING ON FOOT, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
ONE-WORD SPORTS MOVIES
FAMOUS JOES
FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF BIG TEN TEAM NAMES

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.

MOVING ON FOOT, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS

RUN

JOG

WALK

SPRINT

ONE-WORD SPORTS MOVIES

ALI

MIRACLE

CREED

SEABISCUIT

FAMOUS JOES

BUCK

TORRE

MONTANA

FRAZIER

FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF BIG TEN TEAM NAMES

CORN

SPAR

WILD

SCAR

Reveal full answer

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