Sports Connections Hints: Dec 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 11, 2025 (2025-12-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #652

Puzzle #652 · 2025-12-11 · 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 #652 for 2025-12-11, 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: FOUND AT A HOCKEY RINK, LAST FOUR MEN TO WIN A TENNIS GRAND SLAM, CURRENT WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL STARS 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.

FOUND AT A HOCKEY RINK
LAST FOUR MEN TO WIN A TENNIS GRAND SLAM
CURRENT WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL STARS
_____ PLAY

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.

FOUND AT A HOCKEY RINK

PENALTY BOX

BENCH

BOARDS

GLASS

LAST FOUR MEN TO WIN A TENNIS GRAND SLAM

SINNER

ALCARAZ

DJOKOVIC

NADAL

CURRENT WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL STARS

CROOKS

BOOKER

STRONG

BETTS

_____ PLAY

POWER

TRICK

BANG-BANG

TRIPLE

Reveal full answer

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