Sports Connections Hints: Dec 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 25, 2025 (2025-12-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #666

Puzzle #666 · 2025-12-25 · 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 #666 for 2025-12-25, 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: BASEBALL BAT MATERIALS, ASSOCIATED WITH GEORGE BRETT, NFL ROOKIE WRS 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.

BASEBALL BAT MATERIALS
ASSOCIATED WITH GEORGE BRETT
NFL ROOKIE WRS
OLYMPIC _____

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.

BASEBALL BAT MATERIALS

ALUMINUM

ASH

BIRCH

MAPLE

ASSOCIATED WITH GEORGE BRETT

ROYALS

PINE TAR

THIRD BASE

NFL ROOKIE WRS

GOLDEN

EGBUKA

BURDEN

MCMILLAN

OLYMPIC _____

RINGS

VILLAGE

TORCH

GAMES

Reveal full answer

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