Sports Connections Hints: Dec 10, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 10, 2025 (2025-12-10). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #651

Puzzle #651 · 2025-12-10 · 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 #651 for 2025-12-10, 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: BE DRESSED IN, MIAMI HEAT GREATS, MEMBERS OF THE 3,000-HIT CLUB 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.

BE DRESSED IN
MIAMI HEAT GREATS
MEMBERS OF THE 3,000-HIT CLUB
SAN DIEGO _____

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.

BE DRESSED IN

WEAR

DON

SPORT

PUT ON

MIAMI HEAT GREATS

WADE

JAMES

BOSH

MOURNING

MEMBERS OF THE 3,000-HIT CLUB

BOGGS

MUSIAL

YOUNT

SUZUKI

SAN DIEGO _____

CHICKEN

PADRES

WAVE

CHARGERS

Reveal full answer

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