Sports Connections Hints: May 5, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 5, 2026 (2026-05-05). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #798

Puzzle #798 · 2026-05-05 · 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 #798 for 2026-05-05, 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: SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS, HORSESHOES TERMS, WORDS IN LA LIGA TEAM NAMES 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.

SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS
HORSESHOES TERMS
WORDS IN LA LIGA TEAM NAMES
_____ RICE

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.

SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS

ATLANTA

SYDNEY

SEOUL

ATHENS

HORSESHOES TERMS

RINGER

LEANER

STAKE

PIT

WORDS IN LA LIGA TEAM NAMES

REAL

ATLÉTICO

RAYO

BARCELONA

_____ RICE

GLEN

KIKI

BEN

GRANTLAND

Reveal full answer

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