Sports Connections Hints: Oct 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Oct 26, 2025 (2025-10-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #604

Puzzle #604 · 2025-10-26 · 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 #604 for 2025-10-26, 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: CLUB, ACC TEAMS, HIT HARD, LIKE A BASEBALL 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.

  • CLUB
  • ACC TEAMS
  • HIT HARD, LIKE A BASEBALL
  • PRO TEAM NAMES THAT END IN ANOTHER PRO TEAM NAME

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.

CLUB

GROUP
TEAM
SIDE
SQUAD

ACC TEAMS

WOLFPACK
DEMON DEACONS
EAGLES
HURRICANES

HIT HARD, LIKE A BASEBALL

CLUB
BELT
MASH
WALLOP

PRO TEAM NAMES THAT END IN ANOTHER PRO TEAM NAME

VIKINGS
SEAHAWKS
HORNETS
RED WINGS

Reveal full answer

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

CLUB

GROUP
TEAM
SIDE
SQUAD

ACC TEAMS

WOLFPACK
DEMON DEACONS
EAGLES
HURRICANES

HIT HARD, LIKE A BASEBALL

CLUB
BELT
MASH
WALLOP

PRO TEAM NAMES THAT END IN ANOTHER PRO TEAM NAME

VIKINGS
SEAHAWKS
HORNETS
RED WINGS

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