Sports Connections Hints: Nov 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 26, 2025 (2025-11-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #637

Puzzle #637 · 2025-11-26 · 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 #637 for 2025-11-26, 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: VERBS FOR AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE, NL CENTRAL TEAMS, VIRGINIA COLLEGE TEAMS 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.

  • VERBS FOR AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE
  • NL CENTRAL TEAMS
  • VIRGINIA COLLEGE TEAMS
  • TEAMS WHO SHARE NAMES WITH FORD VEHICLES

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.

VERBS FOR AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE

FENCES
SWIMS
ROWS
SURFS

NL CENTRAL TEAMS

PIRATES
REDS
CUBS
BREWERS

VIRGINIA COLLEGE TEAMS

CAVALIERS
HOKIES
DUKES
SPIDERS

TEAMS WHO SHARE NAMES WITH FORD VEHICLES

BRONCOS
RANGERS
MAVERICKS
MUSTANGS

Reveal full answer

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

VERBS FOR AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE

FENCES
SWIMS
ROWS
SURFS

NL CENTRAL TEAMS

PIRATES
REDS
CUBS
BREWERS

VIRGINIA COLLEGE TEAMS

CAVALIERS
HOKIES
DUKES
SPIDERS

TEAMS WHO SHARE NAMES WITH FORD VEHICLES

BRONCOS
RANGERS
MAVERICKS
MUSTANGS

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