Sports Connections Hints: Nov 20, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 20, 2025 (2025-11-20). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #631

Puzzle #631 · 2025-11-20 · 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 #631 for 2025-11-20, 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: FLORIDA TEAMS, TYPES OF TENNIS COURTS, NHL AWARDS 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.

FLORIDA TEAMS
TYPES OF TENNIS COURTS
NHL AWARDS
NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS, FAMILIARLY

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.

FLORIDA TEAMS

MAGIC

LIGHTNING

RAYS

DOLPHINS

TYPES OF TENNIS COURTS

CARPET

CLAY

GRASS

HARD

NHL AWARDS

VEZINA

NORRIS

LADY BYNG

HART

NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS, FAMILIARLY

ORLANDO

BAKER

ELI

KEYSHAWN

Reveal full answer

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