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Connections: Sports Edition #183 is the Tuesday, March 25, 2025 puzzle. Start with the spoiler-safe clues below, then reveal the category names and complete groups only if you need them. Parade’s answer list gives WAVE in the first group; another search result lists WAIVE, so that entry has a source discrepancy.
Spoiler-free hints for Connections: Sports Edition #183
Try to form four groups of four words around a shared connection. These clues move from general to more specific without naming the categories or showing the answers.
- Yellow: To part ways.
- Green: Metrics used for a certain sport.
- Blue: Individuals who share a first name or nickname.
- Purple: “Celt,” “Pace” and “Nugg” could fit here.
Category names
Each category contains four words:
- Move on From a Player
- Baseball Stats, Abbreviated
- Famous Bos
- First Four Letters of NBA Team Names
Complete answers for March 25
Spoilers below. Parade’s March 25 answer list gives these four groups:
- Move on From a Player: CUT, RELEASE, TRADE, WAVE.
- Baseball Stats, Abbreviated: AB, BB, OPS, SO.
- Famous Bos: BICHETTE, JACKSON, NIX, RYAN.
- First Four Letters of NBA Team Names: CAVA, CLIP, HORN, ROCK.
There is a discrepancy in the first group: Parade lists WAVE, while a second search result lists WAIVE. Parade is the source used for the transcription above; the other result corroborates the remaining groups but does not resolve which spelling the puzzle intended.
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How the puzzle is structured
Parade describes Connections: Sports Edition as a sports-focused game created through a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. Its account says players sort 16 words into four categories. The clues above follow that four-group structure, moving from hints to labels and then the full solution.
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