Sports Connections Hints: Jul 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 20, 2025 (2025-07-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #492

Puzzle #492 · 2025-07-20 · 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 #492 for 2025-07-20, 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: STATISTIC, NFL WIDE RECEIVERS, FOOTBALL MOVIES, WITH "THE" 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.

STATISTIC
NFL WIDE RECEIVERS
FOOTBALL MOVIES, WITH "THE"
WHAT "ACE" COULD MEAN

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.

STATISTIC

STAT

FIGURE

NUMBER

DATUM

NFL WIDE RECEIVERS

LAMB

CHASE

WADDLE

NABERS

FOOTBALL MOVIES, WITH "THE"

WATERBOY

REPLACEMENTS

LONGEST YARD

EXPRESS

WHAT "ACE" COULD MEAN

PLAYING CARD

TENNIS SERVE

PITCHER

WNBA PLAYER

Reveal full answer

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