Sports Connections Hints: Dec 31, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Dec 31, 2025 (2025-12-31). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #672

Puzzle #672 · 2025-12-31 · 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 #672 for 2025-12-31, 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: SPORTS FILMS OF 2025, MVPS OF 2025, SEC FOOTBALL STADIUMS 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.

  • SPORTS FILMS OF 2025
  • MVPS OF 2025
  • SEC FOOTBALL STADIUMS
  • STARTS WITH AN MLB TEAM IN SINGULAR FORM

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.

SPORTS FILMS OF 2025

MARTY SUPREME
F1
HAPPY GILMORE 2
THE SMASHING MACHINE

MVPS OF 2025

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER
A'JA WILSON
SHOHEI OHTANI
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK

SEC FOOTBALL STADIUMS

BRYANT-DENNY
JORDAN-HARE
SANFORD
KYLE

STARTS WITH AN MLB TEAM IN SINGULAR FORM

TIGER WOODS
RED AUERBACH
ANGEL REESE
RAY ALLEN

Reveal full answer

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

SPORTS FILMS OF 2025

MARTY SUPREME
F1
HAPPY GILMORE 2
THE SMASHING MACHINE

MVPS OF 2025

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER
A'JA WILSON
SHOHEI OHTANI
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK

SEC FOOTBALL STADIUMS

BRYANT-DENNY
JORDAN-HARE
SANFORD
KYLE

STARTS WITH AN MLB TEAM IN SINGULAR FORM

TIGER WOODS
RED AUERBACH
ANGEL REESE
RAY ALLEN

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