Sports Connections Hints: Dec 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 28, 2025 (2025-12-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #669

Puzzle #669 · 2025-12-28 · 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 #669 for 2025-12-28, 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: SOCCER STATISTIC, ROLES ON A PUNT PLAY, SAMS 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.

SOCCER STATISTIC
ROLES ON A PUNT PLAY
SAMS
_____ COACH

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.

SOCCER STATISTIC

GOAL

ASSIST

SAVE

SHOT

ROLES ON A PUNT PLAY

PUNTER

GUNNER

LONG SNAPPER

RETURNER

SAMS

COFFEY

DARNOLD

KERR

PRESTI

_____ COACH

HEAD

ASSISTANT

BENCH

PITCHING

Reveal full answer

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