Sports Connections Hints: Sep 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 11, 2025 (2025-09-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #551

Puzzle #551 · 2025-09-11 · 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 #551 for 2025-09-11, 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: GYMNASTICS APPARATUS, EXERCISES, HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS 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.

GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
EXERCISES
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
ANAGRAMS OF NBA TEAMS

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.

GYMNASTICS APPARATUS

VAULT

BARS

BEAM

FLOOR

EXERCISES

SQUAT

LUNGE

BURPEE

CRUNCH

HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS

CROUCH

TEBOW

BUSH

BURROW

ANAGRAMS OF NBA TEAMS

SENT

RECAPS

PARROTS

SHORTEN

Reveal full answer

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