Sports Connections Hints: Aug 10, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 10, 2025 (2025-08-10). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #513

Puzzle #513 · 2025-08-10 · 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 #513 for 2025-08-10, 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: FORTITUDE, TAILGATING NEEDS, FAMOUS SOCCER VENUES 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.

FORTITUDE
TAILGATING NEEDS
FAMOUS SOCCER VENUES
FORMER NFL CITIES

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.

FORTITUDE

GUTS

GRIT

MOXIE

METTLE

TAILGATING NEEDS

COOLER

GRILL

TENT

CHAIRS

FAMOUS SOCCER VENUES

CAMP NOU

SAN SIRO

OLD TRAFFORD

STAMFORD BRIDGE

FORMER NFL CITIES

SAN DIEGO

OAKLAND

ST. LOUIS

CANTON

Reveal full answer

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