Sports Connections Hints: Mar 3, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 3, 2026 (2026-03-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #734

Puzzle #734 · 2026-03-03 · 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 #734 for 2026-03-03, 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: CARD GAMES, NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS, PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S 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.

CARD GAMES
NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS
PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S
ATHLETES WHO CHANGED THEIR NAME

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.

CARD GAMES

UNO

RUMMY

SKIP-BO

SOLITAIRE

NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS

TEN

DEN

CAR

JAX

PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S

COTTAGER

TOFFEE

MAGPIE

SEAGULL

ATHLETES WHO CHANGED THEIR NAME

ALI

WORLD PEACE

ABDUL-JABBAR

OCHOCINCO

Reveal full answer

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