Sports Connections Hints: Sep 2, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 2, 2025 (2025-09-02). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #542

Puzzle #542 · 2025-09-02 · 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 #542 for 2025-09-02, 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: MONEY MADE, NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARLY, EFL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS 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.

MONEY MADE
NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARLY
EFL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS
HOME RUN _____

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.

MONEY MADE

SALARY

EARNINGS

INCOME

PAY

NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARLY

CAPS

HABS

SENS

AVS

EFL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS

SOUTHAMPTON

WREXHAM

WEST BROM

LEICESTER

HOME RUN _____

DERBY

TROT

HITTER

BAKER

Reveal full answer

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