NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle #305 was published for Friday, July 25, 2025. Try the four hints below before opening the spoiler section for the category names and all 16 answers.
Hints for Connections: Sports Edition #305
These clues progress from the first group toward the trickiest. Each category contains four words.
- Yellow: Rink-related.
- Green: The lower end of the Golden State.
- Blue: NFL G.O.A.T.
- Purple: You can also do this to your hair.
Answers for July 25, 2025
Spoilers below: the category names and complete word groups are revealed here.
Yellow: Hockey statistics
- GOALS
- PENALTY MINUTES
- PLUS/MINUS
- SHOTS
Green: Southern California teams
- ANGELS
- CLIPPERS
- DUCKS
- SPARKS
Blue: Teams Jerry Rice played for
- 49ERS
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
- RAIDERS
- SEAHAWKS
Purple: What “cut” could mean
- CHANGE DIRECTION
- GASH
- RELEASE
- SWING
Connections: Sports Edition presents 16 words to sort into four groups of four by shared sports-related connections, as described by Parade. The game’s date here is the puzzle’s publication date, not a claim that it is current today.
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