Sports Connections Hints: Apr 11, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 11, 2026 (2026-04-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #774

Puzzle #774 · 2026-04-11 · 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 #774 for 2026-04-11, 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: MLB TEAMS, COLLOQUIALLY, UCLA, CAN FOLLOW MINNESOTA 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.

MLB TEAMS, COLLOQUIALLY
UCLA
CAN FOLLOW MINNESOTA
STARTS WITH PART OF THE BODY

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.

MLB TEAMS, COLLOQUIALLY

SOX

D-BACKS

PHILS

JAYS

UCLA

UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA

LOS

ANGELES

CAN FOLLOW MINNESOTA

UNITED

WILD

VIKINGS

LYNX

STARTS WITH PART OF THE BODY

LIVERPOOL

ARMY

EARTHQUAKES

LEGACY

Reveal full answer

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