Sports Connections Hints: Sep 21, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 21, 2025 (2025-09-21). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #570

Puzzle #570 · 2025-09-21 · 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 #570 for 2025-09-21, 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: CONCESSION SNACKS, NFL TEAMS, INFORMALLY, GATORADE FLAVORS 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.

CONCESSION SNACKS
NFL TEAMS, INFORMALLY
GATORADE FLAVORS
A SOCCER REFEREE'S ACCESSORIES

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.

CONCESSION SNACKS

PEANUTS

CRACKER JACK

POPCORN

PRETZEL

NFL TEAMS, INFORMALLY

NINERS

G-MEN

PATS

BIRDS

GATORADE FLAVORS

LEMON LIME

GLACIER FREEZE

COOL BLUE

FRUIT PUNCH

A SOCCER REFEREE'S ACCESSORIES

CARDS

WHISTLE

WATCH

VANISHING SPRAY

Reveal full answer

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