Sports Connections Hints: Jun 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 14, 2025 (2025-06-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #455

Puzzle #455 · 2025-06-14 · 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 #455 for 2025-06-14, 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: NHL TEAMS, MINUS THE S, STADIUM ANTHEMS, OLYMPIC SAILING EVENTS 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.

  • NHL TEAMS, MINUS THE S
  • STADIUM ANTHEMS
  • OLYMPIC SAILING EVENTS
  • TEAMS IN THE CLUB WORLD CUP

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.

NHL TEAMS, MINUS THE S

HURRICANE
BLUE JACKET
FLYER
FLAME

STADIUM ANTHEMS

SANDSTORM
CHELSEA DAGGER
SEVEN NATION ARMY
WE WILL ROCK YOU

OLYMPIC SAILING EVENTS

WINDSURFING
KITE
DINGHY
SKIFF

TEAMS IN THE CLUB WORLD CUP

RIVER PLATE
INTER MIAMI
MANCHESTER CITY
JUVENTUS

Reveal full answer

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

NHL TEAMS, MINUS THE S

HURRICANE
BLUE JACKET
FLYER
FLAME

STADIUM ANTHEMS

SANDSTORM
CHELSEA DAGGER
SEVEN NATION ARMY
WE WILL ROCK YOU

OLYMPIC SAILING EVENTS

WINDSURFING
KITE
DINGHY
SKIFF

TEAMS IN THE CLUB WORLD CUP

RIVER PLATE
INTER MIAMI
MANCHESTER CITY
JUVENTUS

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