Sports Connections Hints: Jul 31, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 31, 2025 (2025-07-31). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #503

Puzzle #503 · 2025-07-31 · 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 #503 for 2025-07-31, 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: TERMS IN 8-BALL POOL, AFC WEST TEAMS, ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN HURTS 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.

TERMS IN 8-BALL POOL
AFC WEST TEAMS
ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN HURTS
TENNIS _____

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.

TERMS IN 8-BALL POOL

STRIPES

SOLIDS

CUE

SCRATCH

AFC WEST TEAMS

CHIEFS

BRONCOS

CHARGERS

RAIDERS

ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN HURTS

ALABAMA

OKLAHOMA

EAGLES

SUPER BOWL MVP

TENNIS _____

COURT

ELBOW

SHOES

RACKET

Reveal full answer

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