Sports Connections Hints: Aug 13, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 13, 2025 (2025-08-13). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #516

Puzzle #516 · 2025-08-13 · 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 #516 for 2025-08-13, 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: SLANG FOR HOME RUN, "-UP" EXERCISES, TENNIS PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE CAREER GRAND SLAM 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.

SLANG FOR HOME RUN
"-UP" EXERCISES
TENNIS PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE CAREER GRAND SLAM
LOTTERY PICKS IN 2025 NBA DRAFT

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.

SLANG FOR HOME RUN

DINGER

JACK

BIG FLY

TATER

"-UP" EXERCISES

CHIN

PULL

PUSH

SIT

TENNIS PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE CAREER GRAND SLAM

KING

GRAF

LAVER

NADAL

LOTTERY PICKS IN 2025 NBA DRAFT

FLAGG

EDGECOMBE

FEARS

QUEEN

Reveal full answer

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