Today's Sports Connections hints
This page always carries the current NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle — #770, Monday, November 2, 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 (#770) 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 A SCORE IN
- Tier 2 PROPEL A BALL
- Tier 3 NFL KICKERS
- Tier 4 Look at the words themselves
Hint 2 — the four category names
- Easiest A SCORE IN BASKETBALL
- Easy PROPEL A BALL
- Tricky NFL KICKERS
- Hardest GOAL _____
Hint 3 — first letters of every answer
A SCORE IN BASKETBALL: F. G. · B. · B. · M.
PROPEL A BALL: R. · B. · F. · H.
NFL KICKERS: B. · L. · L. · F.
GOAL _____: M. · L. · C. · P.
Still stuck? See the full answers for #770, explained group by group →
Previous puzzles
Stuck on an earlier day? Each links straight to that day's full answers.
- #769 — Sunday, November 1, 2026 · FOOTBALL PENALTIES, FOOTBALL TEAM STATS, TYPES OF WRESTLING, RELAY RACE TERMS
- #768 — Saturday, October 31, 2026 · CONCESSION STAND TREATS, FOOTBALL TRICKS, NFL ROOKIE DEFENDERS, STARTS WITH A TERM FOR HOME RUN
- #766 — Thursday, October 29, 2026 · SEC SCHOOLS, ABBREVIATED, QB STATS, ABBREVIATED, NICKNAMES OF NBA STARS, HOCKEY POSITIONS, ABBREVIATED
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