Sports Connections Hints: Oct 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Oct 25, 2025 (2025-10-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #603

Puzzle #603 · 2025-10-25 · 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 #603 for 2025-10-25, 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: WORN AFTER AN INJURY, AN OREGON ATHLETE, FIRST NAMES OF USWNT PLAYERS 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.

WORN AFTER AN INJURY
AN OREGON ATHLETE
FIRST NAMES OF USWNT PLAYERS
AIR _____

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.

WORN AFTER AN INJURY

BRACE

CAST

SLING

SPLINT

AN OREGON ATHLETE

DUCK

BEAVER

THORN

TIMBER

FIRST NAMES OF USWNT PLAYERS

ROSE

TRINITY

SAM

LILY

AIR _____

BUD

BALL

HOCKEY

FORCE

Reveal full answer

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