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Connections #856 Answers – October 14, 2025

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #856 on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ABSORBANTHERBRIEFCHECKCURBDIGESTEASELENGAGEHARKHOLDLAMAOCCUPYOUTLINEREVIEWSTAUNCHSTEM

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
ABSORB belongs to this group.
Green
BRIEF belongs to this group.
Blue
CHECK belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ANTHER belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
CAPTIVATE
Green category
SUMMARY
Blue category
HALT
Purple (hardest) category
ANIMALS MINUS STARTING LETTER

Connections #856 answers

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CAPTIVATEABSORB, ENGAGE, HOLD, OCCUPY
SUMMARYBRIEF, DIGEST, OUTLINE, REVIEW
HALTCHECK, CURB, STAUNCH, STEM
ANIMALS MINUS STARTING LETTERANTHER, EASEL, HARK, LAMA
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What are the Connections answers for October 14, 2025?

CAPTIVATE: ABSORB, ENGAGE, HOLD, OCCUPY. SUMMARY: BRIEF, DIGEST, OUTLINE, REVIEW. HALT: CHECK, CURB, STAUNCH, STEM. ANIMALS MINUS STARTING LETTER: ANTHER, EASEL, HARK, LAMA.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.