Today's Sports Connections hints
This page always carries the current NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle — #730, Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The hints reveal one tier at a time so you can take the smallest nudge that gets you unstuck. We verify the puzzle number against the live game every day, so it is never off by one.
Today's puzzle (#730) has four groups. Reveal exactly as much as you need — a nudge, then the category names, then the first letters. The full answers stay on their own page so you don't spoil it by accident.
Hint 1 — a one-word nudge for each group
- Tier 1 Franchises by location
- Tier 2 RAIDERS QBS, PAST
- Tier 3 WOMEN'S GOLF MAJOR
- Tier 4 LAST WORDS IN
Hint 2 — the four category names
- Easiest TEAMS/SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS
- Easy RAIDERS QBS, PAST AND PRESENT
- Tricky WOMEN'S GOLF MAJOR WINNERS
- Hardest LAST WORDS IN FOOTBALL MOVIE TITLES
Hint 3 — first letters of every answer
TEAMS/SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS: H. · B. · U. · C.
RAIDERS QBS, PAST AND PRESENT: C. · S. · C. · G.
WOMEN'S GOLF MAJOR WINNERS: P. · I. · K. · K.
LAST WORDS IN FOOTBALL MOVIE TITLES: Y. · B. · L. · T.
Still stuck? See the full answers for #730, explained group by group →
Previous puzzles
Stuck on an earlier day? Each links straight to that day's full answers.
- #729 — Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · EQUIPMENT FOR SNOW ACTIVITIES, MLB MASCOTS, NOTRE DAME QBS, BASEBALL _____
- #728 — Monday, September 21, 2026 · DISTINCTION, DC SCHOOLS, USMNT ALL-TIME LEADING GOAL SCORERS, _____ WAGNER
- #727 — Sunday, September 20, 2026 · MARYLAND TEAMS, FORMER NHL CITIES, NFL ROOKIE WRS, SPORTS TERMS IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
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