Sports Connections Hints: Jun 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 25, 2025 (2025-06-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #469

Puzzle #469 · 2025-06-25 · 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 #469 for 2025-06-25, 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: SHOW APPROVAL, ACCESSORIES FOR A FOOTBALL REFEREE, TEAMS RUSSELL WILSON HAS PLAYED FOR 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.

SHOW APPROVAL
ACCESSORIES FOR A FOOTBALL REFEREE
TEAMS RUSSELL WILSON HAS PLAYED FOR
PREVIOUS TEAMS OF THE LAST FOUR NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS

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.

SHOW APPROVAL

CLAP

APPLAUD

CHEER

GIVE A HAND

ACCESSORIES FOR A FOOTBALL REFEREE

FLAG

WHISTLE

COIN

BEAN BAG

TEAMS RUSSELL WILSON HAS PLAYED FOR

WISCONSIN

SEAHAWKS

BRONCOS

STEELERS

PREVIOUS TEAMS OF THE LAST FOUR NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS

JL BOURG

METS 92

DUKE

OKLAHOMA STATE

Reveal full answer

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