Sports Connections Hints: Nov 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 14, 2025 (2025-11-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #625

Puzzle #625 · 2025-11-14 · 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 #625 for 2025-11-14, 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: TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION, DALLAS-FORT WORTH TEAMS, TEAMS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2025 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.

TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION
DALLAS-FORT WORTH TEAMS
TEAMS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2025
_____ RACE

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.

TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION

KNOCK OUT

ELIMINATE

BOUNCE

DEFEAT

DALLAS-FORT WORTH TEAMS

COWBOYS

MAVERICKS

STARS

RANGERS

TEAMS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2025

THUNDER

EAGLES

DODGERS

ACES

_____ RACE

ROAD

PENNANT

HORSE

RELAY

Reveal full answer

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