Sports Connections Hints: Jan 10, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 10, 2026 (2026-01-10). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #682

Puzzle #682 · 2026-01-10 · 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 #682 for 2026-01-10, 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 WESTERN CONFERENCE NHL PLAYER, NBA PLAYER NICKNAMES THAT ARE INITIALISMS, ACC TEAMS, ABBREVIATED 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 WESTERN CONFERENCE NHL PLAYER
NBA PLAYER NICKNAMES THAT ARE INITIALISMS
ACC TEAMS, ABBREVIATED
STARTS OF NFL TEAM NAMES

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 WESTERN CONFERENCE NHL PLAYER

KING

DUCK

SHARK

CANUCK

NBA PLAYER NICKNAMES THAT ARE INITIALISMS

LBJ

SGA

ACC TEAMS, ABBREVIATED

UNC

UVA

FSU

STARTS OF NFL TEAM NAMES

PACK

PANT

CHAR

BRON

Reveal full answer

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