Connections #728 Answers – June 8, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #728 on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BEARBORNBREDBULLCACHEDOEDOVEEDUCATIONHAWKHOLDLASTLUTEOCCUPATIONSPOUSESTANDSTAY
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
HOLD belongs to this group.
Green
BEAR belongs to this group.
Blue
BORN belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BRED belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
PERSIST
Green category
ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICS
Blue category
SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE
Purple (hardest) category
HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEY
Connections #728 answers
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PERSISTHOLD, LAST, STAND, STAY
ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICSBEAR, BULL, DOVE, HAWK
SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGEBORN, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, SPOUSE
HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEYBRED, CACHE, DOE, LUTE
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What are the Connections answers for June 8, 2025?
PERSIST: HOLD, LAST, STAND, STAY. ANIMAL METAPHORS IN ECONOMICS: BEAR, BULL, DOVE, HAWK. SIDEBAR INFO ON A PERSON’S WIKIPEDIA PAGE: BORN, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, SPOUSE. HOMOPHONES OF SLANG FOR MONEY: BRED, CACHE, DOE, LUTE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.