Sports Connections Hints: Jul 2, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 2, 2025 (2025-07-02). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #467

Puzzle #467 · 2025-07-02 · 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 #467 for 2025-07-02, 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: PART WAYS, BASKETBALL GAMES, LAST FOUR MLS CUP WINNERS 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.

PART WAYS
BASKETBALL GAMES
LAST FOUR MLS CUP WINNERS
SKI _____

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.

PART WAYS

FIRE

SACK

AXE

CAN

BASKETBALL GAMES

HORSE

AROUND THE WORLD

KNOCKOUT

LAST FOUR MLS CUP WINNERS

GALAXY

LAFC

CREW

NYCFC

SKI _____

LIFT

JUMPING

SLOPE

LODGE

Reveal full answer

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