Sports Connections Hints: Sep 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 29, 2025 (2025-09-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #577

Puzzle #577 · 2025-09-29 · 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 #577 for 2025-09-29, 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: POINTS THAT CAN BE SCORED ON ONE FOOTBALL PLAY, ASSOCIATED WITH GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO, SEC CITIES 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.

POINTS THAT CAN BE SCORED ON ONE FOOTBALL PLAY
ASSOCIATED WITH GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO
SEC CITIES
NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONS, FAMILIARLY

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.

POINTS THAT CAN BE SCORED ON ONE FOOTBALL PLAY

ASSOCIATED WITH GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

GREECE

BUCKS

MVP

SEC CITIES

ATHENS

FAYETTEVILLE

NORMAN

OXFORD

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONS, FAMILIARLY

DALE

CALE

JIMMIE

JEFF

Reveal full answer

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