Sports Connections Hints: Nov 8, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 8, 2025 (2025-11-08). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #618

Puzzle #618 · 2025-11-08 · 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 #618 for 2025-11-08, 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: FIGHT, A PITTSBURGH ATHLETE, PARTS OF THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS' LOGO 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.

FIGHT
A PITTSBURGH ATHLETE
PARTS OF THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS' LOGO
_____ BOX

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.

FIGHT

DUKE

SCRAP

SPAR

BOX

A PITTSBURGH ATHLETE

PENGUIN

PIRATE

STEELER

PANTHER

PARTS OF THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS' LOGO

SWORDS

EYE PATCH

HELMET

SHIELD

_____ BOX

PENALTY

PRESS

LUXURY

BATTER'S

Reveal full answer

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