Sports Connections Hints: Sep 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 20, 2025 (2025-09-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #568

Puzzle #568 · 2025-09-20 · 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 #568 for 2025-09-20, 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: DETROIT TEAMS, LOUISIANA TEAMS, DESCRIPTORS FOR TRADING CARDS 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.

DETROIT TEAMS
LOUISIANA TEAMS
DESCRIPTORS FOR TRADING CARDS
_____ TIME

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.

DETROIT TEAMS

TIGERS

PISTONS

RED WINGS

LIONS

LOUISIANA TEAMS

PELICANS

SAINTS

RAGIN' CAJUNS

GREEN WAVE

DESCRIPTORS FOR TRADING CARDS

BASE

INSERT

RELIC

AUTOGRAPH

_____ TIME

HANG

TEE

STOPPAGE

FULL

Reveal full answer

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