Sports Connections Hints: May 13, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 13, 2026 (2026-05-13). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #806

Puzzle #806 · 2026-05-13 · 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 #806 for 2026-05-13, 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: HONE ONE'S SKILLS, UTAH TEAMS, HALL OF FAME BASEBALL MANAGERS 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.

HONE ONE'S SKILLS
UTAH TEAMS
HALL OF FAME BASEBALL MANAGERS
STARTS WITH A GOLF SCORING TERM

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.

HONE ONE'S SKILLS

WORK OUT

EXERCISE

TRAIN

PRACTICE

UTAH TEAMS

JAZZ

UTES

MAMMOTH

ROYALS

HALL OF FAME BASEBALL MANAGERS

WEAVER

MACK

LEYLAND

STENGEL

STARTS WITH A GOLF SCORING TERM

PARADISE

BOGEYMAN

EAGLE-EYED

ACELA

Reveal full answer

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