Connections #785 Answers – August 4, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #785 on Monday, August 4, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
APHIDAPPLEBEECHBEETLECEDARCOOKIEDECAYEASYEFFORTGEOMITEPINETICKVENDETTAYEWZITI
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
APHID belongs to this group.
Green
BEECH belongs to this group.
Blue
APPLE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DECAY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
ARTHROPODS
Green category
TREES
Blue category
[LETTER] (IS) FOR ___
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS
Connections #785 answers
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ARTHROPODSAPHID, BEETLE, MITE, TICK
TREESBEECH, CEDAR, PINE, YEW
[LETTER] (IS) FOR ___APPLE, COOKIE, EFFORT, VENDETTA
WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERSDECAY, EASY, GEO, ZITI
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What are the Connections answers for August 4, 2025?
ARTHROPODS: APHID, BEETLE, MITE, TICK. TREES: BEECH, CEDAR, PINE, YEW. [LETTER] (IS) FOR ___: APPLE, COOKIE, EFFORT, VENDETTA. WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS: DECAY, EASY, GEO, ZITI.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.