Sports Connections Hints: Sep 10, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 10, 2026 (2026-09-10). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #1057

Puzzle #1057 · 2026-09-10 · 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 #1057 for 2026-09-10, 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: YELLOW THINGS, LA FOOTBALL TEAMS, ASSOCIATED WITH BROCK PURDY 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.

YELLOW THINGS
LA FOOTBALL TEAMS
ASSOCIATED WITH BROCK PURDY
OFFENSIVE _____

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.

YELLOW THINGS

UPRIGHTS

FLAG

FIRST-DOWN LINE

PACKERS HELMET

LA FOOTBALL TEAMS

RAMS

CHARGERS

UCLA

USC

ASSOCIATED WITH BROCK PURDY

IOWA STATE

49ERS

MR. IRRELEVANT

OFFENSIVE _____

GUARD

TACKLE

PASS INTERFERENCE

LINEMAN

Reveal full answer

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