Sports Connections Hints: Dec 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 29, 2025 (2025-12-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #670

Puzzle #670 · 2025-12-29 · 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 #670 for 2025-12-29, 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: FISHING TERMS, BASERUNNING OUTCOMES, MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO BEARS 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.

FISHING TERMS
BASERUNNING OUTCOMES
MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO BEARS
MLS TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED

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.

FISHING TERMS

BOBBER

HOOK

LURE

REEL

BASERUNNING OUTCOMES

STEAL

PICKOFF

TAG

PICKLE

MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO BEARS

SWIFT

SWEAT

LOVELAND

KMET

MLS TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED

LIMBERS

ONION

FOUNDERS

HIRE

Reveal full answer

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