Connections #862 Answers – October 20, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #862 on Monday, October 20, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AASBEBIG BEARBUGBEARCAPRICENTAURCOMPLEXDEMONHANG-UPHUNTERIKLYREPOPUNI
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BUGBEAR belongs to this group.
Green
BIG BEAR belongs to this group.
Blue
AS belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
A belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
AFFLICTION
Green category
REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONS
Blue category
PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLS
Purple (hardest) category
___CORN
Connections #862 answers
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AFFLICTIONBUGBEAR, COMPLEX, DEMON, HANG-UP
REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONSBIG BEAR, CENTAUR, HUNTER, LYRE
PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLSAS, BE, I, K
___CORNA, CAPRI, POP, UNI
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What are the Connections answers for October 20, 2025?
AFFLICTION: BUGBEAR, COMPLEX, DEMON, HANG-UP. REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONS: BIG BEAR, CENTAUR, HUNTER, LYRE. PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLS: AS, BE, I, K. ___CORN: A, CAPRI, POP, UNI.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.