Sports Connections Hints: Jun 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 18, 2025 (2025-06-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #458

Puzzle #458 · 2025-06-18 · 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 #458 for 2025-06-18, 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: NFC SOUTH TEAMS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES, LAST FOUR NWSL CHAMPIONS 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.

NFC SOUTH TEAMS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
LAST FOUR NWSL CHAMPIONS
ANAGRAMS OF MLB TEAMS

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.

NFC SOUTH TEAMS

NEW ORLEANS

ATLANTA

TAMPA BAY

CAROLINA

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES

ROSE

HOLIDAY

SUGAR

MUSIC CITY

LAST FOUR NWSL CHAMPIONS

PRIDE

GOTHAM

THORNS

SPIRIT

ANAGRAMS OF MLB TEAMS

STEM

ROASTS

TRAIPSE

GLEANS

Reveal full answer

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