Sports Connections Hints: Jul 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 25, 2025 (2025-07-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #497

Puzzle #497 · 2025-07-25 · 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 #497 for 2025-07-25, 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: HOCKEY STATISTICS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAMS, TEAMS JERRY RICE PLAYED FOR 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.

HOCKEY STATISTICS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAMS
TEAMS JERRY RICE PLAYED FOR
WHAT "CUT" 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.

HOCKEY STATISTICS

GOALS

SHOTS

PLUS/MINUS

PENALTY MINUTES

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAMS

DUCKS

SPARKS

ANGELS

CLIPPERS

TEAMS JERRY RICE PLAYED FOR

49ERS

RAIDERS

SEAHAWKS

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE

WHAT "CUT" COULD MEAN

RELEASE

SWING

CHANGE DIRECTION

GASH

Reveal full answer

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