Sports Connections Hints: Nov 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 6, 2025 (2025-11-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #616

Puzzle #616 · 2025-11-06 · 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 #616 for 2025-11-06, 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: THROWING EVENTS, FOOTBALL RUNNING PLAYS, FANTASY SPORTS APPS 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.

THROWING EVENTS
FOOTBALL RUNNING PLAYS
FANTASY SPORTS APPS
KENTUCKY BASKETBALL ALUMNI IN NBA

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.

THROWING EVENTS

JAVELIN

DISCUS

HAMMER

SHOT PUT

FOOTBALL RUNNING PLAYS

TOSS

SWEEP

DRAW

COUNTER

FANTASY SPORTS APPS

ESPN

SLEEPER

YAHOO

FANTRAX

KENTUCKY BASKETBALL ALUMNI IN NBA

FOX

MONK

TOWNS

QUICKLEY

Reveal full answer

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