Sports Connections Hints: Nov 11, 2025

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

Meta: Sports puzzle #621

Puzzle #621 · 2025-11-11 · 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 #621 for 2025-11-11, 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: WHAT FOUR BALLS GETS YOU IN BASEBALL, AMERICAN CONFERENCE TEAMS, RUGBY TERMS 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.

WHAT FOUR BALLS GETS YOU IN BASEBALL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE TEAMS
RUGBY TERMS
_____ GAME

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.

WHAT FOUR BALLS GETS YOU IN BASEBALL

WALK

FREE PASS

BASE ON BALLS

AMERICAN CONFERENCE TEAMS

ARMY

RICE

MEMPHIS

TEMPLE

RUGBY TERMS

MAUL

RUCK

SCRUM

TRY

_____ GAME

LAWN

ALL-STAR

COMPLETE

RUBBER

Reveal full answer

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