Sports Connections Hints: Oct 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Oct 14, 2025 (2025-10-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #592

Puzzle #592 · 2025-10-14 · 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 #592 for 2025-10-14, 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: MOVE TO EVADE A DEFENDER, BOSTON SPORTS TEAMS, ASSOCIATED WITH CAL RIPKEN JR. 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.

  • MOVE TO EVADE A DEFENDER
  • BOSTON SPORTS TEAMS
  • ASSOCIATED WITH CAL RIPKEN JR.
  • FIRST WORDS OF WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS

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.

MOVE TO EVADE A DEFENDER

SPIN
JUKE
SIDESTEP
DEKE

BOSTON SPORTS TEAMS

RED SOX
REVOLUTION
BRUINS
PATRIOTS

ASSOCIATED WITH CAL RIPKEN JR.

8
IRON MAN
ORIOLES
STREAK

FIRST WORDS OF WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS

FIGURE
SPEED
NORDIC
ALPINE

Reveal full answer

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

MOVE TO EVADE A DEFENDER

SPIN
JUKE
SIDESTEP
DEKE

BOSTON SPORTS TEAMS

RED SOX
REVOLUTION
BRUINS
PATRIOTS

ASSOCIATED WITH CAL RIPKEN JR.

8
IRON MAN
ORIOLES
STREAK

FIRST WORDS OF WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS

FIGURE
SPEED
NORDIC
ALPINE

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