Sports Connections Hints: Sep 12, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 12, 2025 (2025-09-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #552

Puzzle #552 · 2025-09-12 · 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 #552 for 2025-09-12, 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: BICYCLE PARTS, DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF HOME RUNS, FORMER WNBA TEAM NAMES 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.

BICYCLE PARTS
DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF HOME RUNS
FORMER WNBA TEAM NAMES
ITEMS IN NFL LOGOS

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.

BICYCLE PARTS

BRAKE

SADDLE

HANDLEBAR

CHAIN

DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF HOME RUNS

SOLO

INSIDE-THE-PARK

3-RUN

WALK-OFF

FORMER WNBA TEAM NAMES

SHOCK

COMETS

ROCKERS

SOL

ITEMS IN NFL LOGOS

STAR

ARROWHEAD

SKULL

HORSESHOE

Reveal full answer

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