Sports Connections Hints: Jun 16, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 16, 2025 (2025-06-16). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #457

Puzzle #457 · 2025-06-16 · 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 #457 for 2025-06-16, 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: SLANG FOR ZERO, BIG TEN CITIES, SITES OF THIS YEAR'S MEN'S GOLF MAJORS 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.

SLANG FOR ZERO
BIG TEN CITIES
SITES OF THIS YEAR'S MEN'S GOLF MAJORS
MLB CATCHERS

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.

SLANG FOR ZERO

GOOSE EGG

DONUT

BAGEL

NIL

BIG TEN CITIES

COLUMBUS

EAST LANSING

MADISON

COLLEGE PARK

SITES OF THIS YEAR'S MEN'S GOLF MAJORS

AUGUSTA

QUAIL HOLLOW

OAKMONT

ROYAL PORTRUSH

MLB CATCHERS

RALEIGH

RUTSCHMAN

REALMUTO

PEREZ

Reveal full answer

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