Sports Connections Hints: May 11, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 11, 2026 (2026-05-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #804

Puzzle #804 · 2026-05-11 · 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 #804 for 2026-05-11, 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: MUSCLES, INFORMALLY, IVY LEAGUE TEAM NICKNAMES, JONATHANS 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.

MUSCLES, INFORMALLY
IVY LEAGUE TEAM NICKNAMES
JONATHANS
_____ START

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.

MUSCLES, INFORMALLY

QUAD

PEC

TRAP

IVY LEAGUE TEAM NICKNAMES

QUAKERS

CRIMSON

BIG GREEN

LIONS

JONATHANS

QUICK

TAYLOR

KUMINGA

VILMA

_____ START

FALSE

QUALITY

SPOT

KICK

Reveal full answer

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