Sports Connections Hints: Aug 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 11, 2025 (2025-08-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #514

Puzzle #514 · 2025-08-11 · 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 #514 for 2025-08-11, 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: LAWN GAMES, COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRIES, TEAMS WITH THE MOST SUPER BOWL WINS 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.

LAWN GAMES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRIES
TEAMS WITH THE MOST SUPER BOWL WINS
ASSOCIATED WITH LOU GEHRIG

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.

LAWN GAMES

BOCCE

CROQUET

HORSESHOES

CORNHOLE

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRIES

IRON BOWL

BEDLAM

THE GAME

BACKYARD BRAWL

TEAMS WITH THE MOST SUPER BOWL WINS

PITTSBURGH

NEW ENGLAND

SAN FRANCISCO

DALLAS

ASSOCIATED WITH LOU GEHRIG

NEW YORK

IRON HORSE

WALLY PIPP

Reveal full answer

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