Sports Connections Hints: Jun 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 29, 2025 (2025-06-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #472

Puzzle #472 · 2025-06-29 · 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 #472 for 2025-06-29, 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: INDIANA SPORTS TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM, SKILLS OF A 5-TOOL BASEBALL PLAYER, BASKETBALL MOVIES 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.

INDIANA SPORTS TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM
SKILLS OF A 5-TOOL BASEBALL PLAYER
BASKETBALL MOVIES
PWHL STARS

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.

INDIANA SPORTS TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM

PACER

HOOSIER

BOILERMAKER

COLT

SKILLS OF A 5-TOOL BASEBALL PLAYER

SPEED

FIELDING

THROWING

POWER

BASKETBALL MOVIES

BLUE CHIPS

AIR

GLORY ROAD

HE GOT GAME

PWHL STARS

FAST

KNIGHT

POULIN

FILLIER

Reveal full answer

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