Sports Connections Hints: Dec 2, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 2, 2025 (2025-12-02). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #643

Puzzle #643 · 2025-12-02 · 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 #643 for 2025-12-02, 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: TEAMS IN TENNESSEE, AFC SOUTH TEAMS, NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS 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.

TEAMS IN TENNESSEE
AFC SOUTH TEAMS
NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS
"_____ JOE" NICKNAMES

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.

TEAMS IN TENNESSEE

PREDATORS

VOLUNTEERS

GRIZZLIES

COMMODORES

AFC SOUTH TEAMS

HOUSTON

INDIANAPOLIS

JACKSONVILLE

TENNESSEE

NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS

WALL

ODEN

TOWNS

BANCHERO

"_____ JOE" NICKNAMES

BROADWAY

SHOELESS

MEAN

SMOKIN'

Reveal full answer

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