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Connections Answers #697

Thursday, May 8, 2025 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

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Puzzle#697
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #697

  • Yellow · COMMIT TO PAPER

    PENAUTHORCOMPOSEWRITE

  • Green · NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEE

    CUPDICEPENCILSCORECARD

  • Blue · HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISES

    WICKOCEANBONDJONES

  • Purple · ___STICK

    JOYCHOPCANDLEYARD

The Purple Group

Fill-in-the-blank · ___STICK

JOY · CHOP · CANDLE · YARD

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What were the Connections answers for #697?
Connections #697 (Thursday, May 8, 2025) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.