Sports Connections Hints: Jun 21, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 21, 2025 (2025-06-21). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #462

Puzzle #462 · 2025-06-21 · 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 #462 for 2025-06-21, 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: SORENESS, WNBA TEAMS, ITEMS IN MLB TEAM LOGOS 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.

SORENESS
WNBA TEAMS
ITEMS IN MLB TEAM LOGOS
_____ DAVIS

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.

SORENESS

ACHE

SPASM

TWINGE

DISCOMFORT

WNBA TEAMS

FEVER

STORM

MYSTICS

LYNX

ITEMS IN MLB TEAM LOGOS

LIBERTY BELL

SKYLINE

SOCKS

HALO

_____ DAVIS

CHILI

ANTHONY

BARON

CRASH

Reveal full answer

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