Sports Connections Hints: Nov 27, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Nov 27, 2025 (2025-11-27). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #638

Puzzle #638 · 2025-11-27 · 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 #638 for 2025-11-27, 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: PLACES WHERE ONE SCORES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE NFL ON THANKSGIVING, COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRY "CUPS" 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.

PLACES WHERE ONE SCORES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NFL ON THANKSGIVING
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRY "CUPS"
NFL TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED

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.

PLACES WHERE ONE SCORES

PLATE

HOOP

END ZONE

GOAL

ASSOCIATED WITH THE NFL ON THANKSGIVING

TURDUCKEN

LIONS

COWBOYS

MADDEN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRY "CUPS"

APPLE

TERRITORIAL

COMMONWEALTH

GOVERNOR'S

NFL TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED

YAMS

PEARS

METS

FILLS

Reveal full answer

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