Sports Connections Hints: Aug 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Aug 25, 2025 (2025-08-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #528

Puzzle #528 · 2025-08-25 · 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 #528 for 2025-08-25, 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: BASKETBALL ACTIONS, PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S, NFL KICKERS 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.

BASKETBALL ACTIONS
PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S
NFL KICKERS
WORDS FOLLOWED BY "HORSE"

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.

BASKETBALL ACTIONS

SHOOT

PASS

DRIBBLE

PIVOT

PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S

GUNNER

TOFFEE

BEE

SPUR

NFL KICKERS

LUTZ

BASS

KOO

MOODY

WORDS FOLLOWED BY "HORSE"

CHARLEY

DARK

WORK

RACE

Reveal full answer

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