Sports Connections Hints: Jul 23, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 23, 2025 (2025-07-23). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #495

Puzzle #495 · 2025-07-23 · 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 #495 for 2025-07-23, 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: CONCESSION ITEMS, AN ATHLETE IN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS, DUKE MEN'S BASKETBALL ALUMNI 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.

CONCESSION ITEMS
AN ATHLETE IN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
DUKE MEN'S BASKETBALL ALUMNI
_____ LEAGUE

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.

CONCESSION ITEMS

BEER

HAMBURGER

WATER

TENDERS

AN ATHLETE IN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS

SWIMMER

FENCER

BOXER

ARCHER

DUKE MEN'S BASKETBALL ALUMNI

BOOZER

BATTIER

LAETTNER

SCHEYER

_____ LEAGUE

PREMIER

SUMMER

MAJOR

MINOR

Reveal full answer

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