Sports Connections Hints: Aug 9, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 9, 2025 (2025-08-09). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #512

Puzzle #512 · 2025-08-09 · 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 #512 for 2025-08-09, 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: BASEBALL PITCHING ARM SLOTS, HOCKEY PENALTIES, PWHL 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.

BASEBALL PITCHING ARM SLOTS
HOCKEY PENALTIES
PWHL TEAMS
FORMER ALABAMA QBS

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.

BASEBALL PITCHING ARM SLOTS

OVERHAND

THREE-QUARTERS

SIDEARM

SUBMARINE

HOCKEY PENALTIES

HOOKING

CROSS-CHECKING

INTERFERENCE

BOARDING

PWHL TEAMS

CHARGE

FROST

SIRENS

FLEET

FORMER ALABAMA QBS

STARR

NAMATH

YOUNG

STABLER

Reveal full answer

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