Sports Connections Hints: Dec 17, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 17, 2025 (2025-12-17). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #658

Puzzle #658 · 2025-12-17 · 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 #658 for 2025-12-17, 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: HEADGEAR, PREFIXES TO -SEASON, LIGUE 1 TEAMS 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.

HEADGEAR
PREFIXES TO -SEASON
LIGUE 1 TEAMS
BATTING _____

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.

HEADGEAR

HAT

VISOR

MASK

CAP

PREFIXES TO -SEASON

POST

MID

PRE

OFF

LIGUE 1 TEAMS

PSG

NICE

LENS

MARSEILLE

BATTING _____

AVERAGE

STANCE

PRACTICE

GLOVES

Reveal full answer

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