Sports Connections Hints: Nov 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 25, 2025 (2025-11-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #636

Puzzle #636 · 2025-11-25 · 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 #636 for 2025-11-25, 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: FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE POSITIONS, LOS ANGELES SPORTING VENUES, AWARDS FOR WINNING GOLF TOURNAMENTS 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.

FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE POSITIONS
LOS ANGELES SPORTING VENUES
AWARDS FOR WINNING GOLF TOURNAMENTS
THINGS WITH POCKETS

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.

FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

FREE SAFETY

CORNERBACK

NOSE TACKLE

DEFENSIVE END

LOS ANGELES SPORTING VENUES

ROSE BOWL

DODGER STADIUM

INTUIT DOME

L.A. COLISEUM

AWARDS FOR WINNING GOLF TOURNAMENTS

GREEN JACKET

CLARET JUG

RYDER CUP

WANAMAKER TROPHY

THINGS WITH POCKETS

POOL TABLE

BACKFIELD

BOWLING LANE

BASEBALL GLOVE

Reveal full answer

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