Sports Connections Hints: Jul 12, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 12, 2025 (2025-07-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #484

Puzzle #484 · 2025-07-12 · 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 #484 for 2025-07-12, 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: MISSOURI TEAMS, MARYLAND TEAMS, HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL COACHES 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.

MISSOURI TEAMS
MARYLAND TEAMS
HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL COACHES
SPORTS PEOPLE OR TERMS STARTING WITH AN ANIMAL

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.

MISSOURI TEAMS

BLUES

CARDINALS

ROYALS

CHIEFS

MARYLAND TEAMS

NAVY

ORIOLES

RAVENS

MARYLAND

HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL COACHES

LEVY

NOLL

MADDEN

SHULA

SPORTS PEOPLE OR TERMS STARTING WITH AN ANIMAL

COWHERD

DOGLEG

BATTER

CATCHINGS

Reveal full answer

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