Sports Connections Hints: Aug 16, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 16, 2025 (2025-08-16). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #519

Puzzle #519 · 2025-08-16 · 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 #519 for 2025-08-16, 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: OUTCOMES FOR A HITTER, FIRST WORDS OF FOOTBALL POSITIONS, PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERS 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.

OUTCOMES FOR A HITTER
FIRST WORDS OF FOOTBALL POSITIONS
PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERS
_____ THOMAS

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.

OUTCOMES FOR A HITTER

HIT

STRIKEOUT

WALK

FIELDER'S CHOICE

FIRST WORDS OF FOOTBALL POSITIONS

WIDE

RUNNING

TIGHT

DEFENSIVE

PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERS

SLOT

HOWE

GUARDIOLA

EMERY

_____ THOMAS

GABBY

THURMAN

DEMARYIUS

FRANK

Reveal full answer

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