Sports Connections Hints: Jun 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 20, 2025 (2025-06-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #461

Puzzle #461 · 2025-06-20 · 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 #461 for 2025-06-20, 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: PLAYING SURFACES, PARTS OF A NASCAR TEAM, GOLFERS TO COMPLETE THE CAREER GRAND SLAM 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.

PLAYING SURFACES
PARTS OF A NASCAR TEAM
GOLFERS TO COMPLETE THE CAREER GRAND SLAM
FAMOUS SPANISH ATHLETES

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.

PLAYING SURFACES

GRASS

TURF

DIRT

ICE

PARTS OF A NASCAR TEAM

DRIVER

CREW CHIEF

SPOTTER

PIT CREW

GOLFERS TO COMPLETE THE CAREER GRAND SLAM

MCILROY

WOODS

PLAYER

HOGAN

FAMOUS SPANISH ATHLETES

YAMAL

NADAL

GASOL

RAHM

Reveal full answer

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