Sports Connections Hints: Jun 14, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 14, 2026 (2026-06-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #871

Puzzle #871 · 2026-06-14 · 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 #871 for 2026-06-14, 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: SEEN DURING A RAIN DELAY, HOUSTON TEAMS, WARRIORS FIRST-ROUND PICKS 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.

SEEN DURING A RAIN DELAY
HOUSTON TEAMS
WARRIORS FIRST-ROUND PICKS
_____ RULE

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.

SEEN DURING A RAIN DELAY

PONCHO

TARP

GROUNDS CREW

LIGHTNING

HOUSTON TEAMS

DASH

ROCKETS

ASTROS

DYNAMO

WARRIORS FIRST-ROUND PICKS

LOONEY

MOODY

CURRY

WISEMAN

_____ RULE

INFIELD FLY

UNWRITTEN

RUN

TUCK

Reveal full answer

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