Sports Connections Hints: Nov 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 18, 2025 (2025-11-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #629

Puzzle #629 · 2025-11-18 · 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 #629 for 2025-11-18, 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: SPECIAL ABILITY, RUNNING SHOE BRANDS, NFL HEAD COACHES 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.

SPECIAL ABILITY
RUNNING SHOE BRANDS
NFL HEAD COACHES
SUMMER _____

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.

SPECIAL ABILITY

FLAIR

GIFT

SKILL

TALENT

RUNNING SHOE BRANDS

BROOKS

ASICS

HOKA

SAUCONY

NFL HEAD COACHES

PAYTON

HARBAUGH

VRABEL

RYANS

SUMMER _____

SANDERS

MCINTOSH

OLYMPICS

LEAGUE

Reveal full answer

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