Sports Connections Hints: May 29, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 29, 2026 (2026-05-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #844

Puzzle #844 · 2026-05-29 · 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 #844 for 2026-05-29, 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: HIT A BALL WITH YOUR FOOT, FIRST WORDS IN NBA TEAM LOCATIONS, LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS 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.

HIT A BALL WITH YOUR FOOT
FIRST WORDS IN NBA TEAM LOCATIONS
LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS
AN ATHLETE IN NASHVILLE

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.

HIT A BALL WITH YOUR FOOT

BOOT

KICK

PUNT

STRIKE

FIRST WORDS IN NBA TEAM LOCATIONS

GOLDEN

NEW

LOS

OKLAHOMA

LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS

GOODELL

SILVER

MANFRED

BETTMAN

AN ATHLETE IN NASHVILLE

SOUND

PREDATOR

COMMODORE

TITAN

Reveal full answer

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