Sports Connections Hints: Jul 21, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 21, 2025 (2025-07-21). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #493

Puzzle #493 · 2025-07-21 · 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 #493 for 2025-07-21, 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: GET READY FOR A GAME, GOLF WEDGES, CONNECTICUT TEAMS 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.

GET READY FOR A GAME
GOLF WEDGES
CONNECTICUT TEAMS
_____BOARD

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.

GET READY FOR A GAME

WARM UP

STRETCH

PREPARE

GET LOOSE

GOLF WEDGES

SAND

PITCHING

GAP

LOB

CONNECTICUT TEAMS

SUN

UCONN

YALE

YARD GOATS

_____BOARD

SURF

SKATE

LEADER

BACK

Reveal full answer

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