Sports Connections Hints: Jul 13, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 13, 2025 (2025-07-13). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #485

Puzzle #485 · 2025-07-13 · 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 #485 for 2025-07-13, 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: MESS UP A GOLF SHOT, RAMS, SACRAMENTO KINGS GREATS 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.

MESS UP A GOLF SHOT
RAMS
SACRAMENTO KINGS GREATS
FREE _____

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.

MESS UP A GOLF SHOT

DUFF

FLUB

MISHIT

SHANK

RAMS

VCU

COLORADO STATE

RHODE ISLAND

LOS ANGELES

SACRAMENTO KINGS GREATS

RICHMOND

DIVAC

WEBBER

STOJAKOVIĆ

FREE _____

AGENT

THROW

KICK

SAFETY

Reveal full answer

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