Sports Connections Hints: Dec 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 18, 2025 (2025-12-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #659

Puzzle #659 · 2025-12-18 · 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 #659 for 2025-12-18, 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: A WISCONSIN ATHLETE, EQUESTRIAN SPORTS, GOLFERS IN THIS YEAR'S RYDER CUP 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.

A WISCONSIN ATHLETE
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
GOLFERS IN THIS YEAR'S RYDER CUP
WHAT "T" MIGHT MEAN

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.

A WISCONSIN ATHLETE

BUCK

BADGER

PACKER

BREWER

EQUESTRIAN SPORTS

POLO

STEEPLECHASE

RODEO

THOROUGHBRED RACING

GOLFERS IN THIS YEAR'S RYDER CUP

HENLEY

ENGLISH

ROSE

FLEETWOOD

WHAT "T" MIGHT MEAN

TIMEOUT

TECHNICAL FOUL

SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRT

TACKLE

Reveal full answer

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