Sports Connections Hints: Jul 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #499

Puzzle #499 · 2025-07-26 · 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 #499 for 2025-07-26, 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: PARTS OF A SKATEBOARD, GAITS OF A HORSE, FIRST NAMES OF U.S. TRACK AND FIELD STARS 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.

PARTS OF A SKATEBOARD
GAITS OF A HORSE
FIRST NAMES OF U.S. TRACK AND FIELD STARS
FIRST-YEAR NFL HEAD COACHES

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.

PARTS OF A SKATEBOARD

TRUCK

DECK

WHEELS

GRIP TAPE

GAITS OF A HORSE

WALK

TROT

CANTER

GALLOP

FIRST NAMES OF U.S. TRACK AND FIELD STARS

SYDNEY

NOAH

SHA'CARRI

GABBY

FIRST-YEAR NFL HEAD COACHES

GLENN

SCHOTTENHEIMER

COEN

MOORE

Reveal full answer

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