Sports Connections Hints: May 30, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 30, 2026 (2026-05-30). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #845

Puzzle #845 · 2026-05-30 · 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 #845 for 2026-05-30, 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: PLAYING SURFACES, ORLANDO TEAMS, LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 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.

PLAYING SURFACES
ORLANDO TEAMS
LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
ARSENAL PLAYERS

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.

PLAYING SURFACES

WOOD

GRASS

TURF

ICE

ORLANDO TEAMS

ORLANDO CITY

PRIDE

MAGIC

UCF

LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

PSG

REAL MADRID

MANCHESTER CITY

CHELSEA

ARSENAL PLAYERS

EZE

SAKA

TIMBER

RICE

Reveal full answer

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