Sports Connections Hints: Jun 24, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jun 24, 2026 (2026-06-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #898

Puzzle #898 · 2026-06-24 · 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 #898 for 2026-06-24, 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: THROWING EVENTS, QUICK RUN OF ACTIVITY, NBA DRAFT NO. 1 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.

THROWING EVENTS
QUICK RUN OF ACTIVITY
NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS
_____ TRACK

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.

THROWING EVENTS

JAVELIN

DISCUS

HAMMER

SHOT PUT

QUICK RUN OF ACTIVITY

FLURRY

SURGE

BURST

SPURT

NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS

WALL

BRAND

WORTHY

TOWNS

_____ TRACK

WARNING

RACE

SHORT

DIRT

Reveal full answer

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