Sports Connections Hints: Oct 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Oct 22, 2025 (2025-10-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #600

Puzzle #600 · 2025-10-22 · 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 #600 for 2025-10-22, 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: NEW YORK BASKETBALL TEAMS, LAST FOUR NBA CHAMPIONS, FAMOUS SNEAKERS 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.

NEW YORK BASKETBALL TEAMS
LAST FOUR NBA CHAMPIONS
FAMOUS SNEAKERS
FOUND IN NBA TEAM LOGOS

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.

NEW YORK BASKETBALL TEAMS

KNICKS

NETS

LIBERTY

ST. JOHN'S

LAST FOUR NBA CHAMPIONS

THUNDER

CELTICS

NUGGETS

WARRIORS

FAMOUS SNEAKERS

PUMP

QUESTION

AIR JORDAN

FOAMPOSITE

FOUND IN NBA TEAM LOGOS

BRIDGE

MUSIC NOTE

PICKAXE

SHIP

Reveal full answer

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