Sports Connections Hints: Aug 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 14, 2025 (2025-08-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #517

Puzzle #517 · 2025-08-14 · 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 #517 for 2025-08-14, 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: SEC TEAMS, GEORGIA TEAMS, VIDEO GAME NAMESAKES 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.

SEC TEAMS
GEORGIA TEAMS
VIDEO GAME NAMESAKES
_____ CORNER

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.

SEC TEAMS

AUBURN

VANDERBILT

MISSISSIPPI

ARKANSAS

GEORGIA TEAMS

GEORGIA

DREAM

GEORGIA TECH

BRAVES

VIDEO GAME NAMESAKES

HAWK

SLATER

MADDEN

WOODS

_____ CORNER

AMEN

COFFIN

HOT

PENALTY

Reveal full answer

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