Sports Connections Hints: Dec 15, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 15, 2025 (2025-12-15). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #656

Puzzle #656 · 2025-12-15 · 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 #656 for 2025-12-15, 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: BIG 12 TEAMS, DESCRIPTORS FOR BASEBALL CATCHES, TEAMS SKYLAR DIGGINS HAS PLAYED FOR 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.

BIG 12 TEAMS
DESCRIPTORS FOR BASEBALL CATCHES
TEAMS SKYLAR DIGGINS HAS PLAYED FOR
SAND_____

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.

BIG 12 TEAMS

WILDCATS

COWBOYS

MOUNTAINEERS

RED RAIDERS

DESCRIPTORS FOR BASEBALL CATCHES

SHOESTRING

BASKET

CIRCUS

SNOW CONE

TEAMS SKYLAR DIGGINS HAS PLAYED FOR

STORM

FIGHTING IRISH

MERCURY

WINGS

SAND_____

WEDGE

TRAP

LOT

BAGGING

Reveal full answer

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