Sports Connections Hints: Jul 29, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jul 29, 2026 (2026-07-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #974

Puzzle #974 · 2026-07-29 · 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 #974 for 2026-07-29, 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: CONTEST, STAGES IN A TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND, PRO TEAMS IN MONTREAL 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.

CONTEST
STAGES IN A TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND
PRO TEAMS IN MONTREAL
STARTS WITH A MUSIC GENRE

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.

CONTEST

FIXTURE

MATCH

GAME

COMPETITION

STAGES IN A TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND

SHOWDOWN

TURN

RIVER

FLOP

PRO TEAMS IN MONTREAL

CANADIENS

ALOUETTES

VICTOIRE

CF MONTRÉAL

STARTS WITH A MUSIC GENRE

RAPIDS

ROCKY

POPOVICH

COUNTRY CLUB

Reveal full answer

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