Sports Connections Hints: Apr 3, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 3, 2026 (2026-04-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #766

Puzzle #766 · 2026-04-03 · 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 #766 for 2026-04-03, 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: WAYS TO SCORE, AREAS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT, LOCATIONS OF THIS YEAR'S WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR TEAMS 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.

WAYS TO SCORE
AREAS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT
LOCATIONS OF THIS YEAR'S WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR TEAMS
WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

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.

WAYS TO SCORE

FREE THROW

3-POINTER

LAYUP

FLOATER

AREAS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT

PAINT

CORNER

ELBOW

WING

LOCATIONS OF THIS YEAR'S WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR TEAMS

AUSTIN

STORRS

LOS ANGELES

COLUMBIA

WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

BOSTON

CASH

AZZI

FUDD

Reveal full answer

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