Sports Connections Hints: Sep 24, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 24, 2025 (2025-09-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #569

Puzzle #569 · 2025-09-24 · 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 #569 for 2025-09-24, 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: NHL TEAMS, WNBA TEAMS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES 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.

NHL TEAMS
WNBA TEAMS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
_____BALL

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.

NHL TEAMS

SHARKS

DUCKS

STARS

MAPLE LEAFS

WNBA TEAMS

WINGS

LIBERTY

SUN

STORM

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES

PEACH

ORANGE

ROSE

GATOR

_____BALL

HAND

FOOT

BASKET

PAINT

Reveal full answer

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