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Connections Answers #785
Monday, August 4, 2025 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#785
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty7/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #785
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Yellow · ARTHROPODS
APHIDBEETLETICKMITE
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Green · TREES
CEDARBEECHPINEYEW
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Blue · [LETTER] (IS) FOR ___
EFFORTVENDETTAAPPLECOOKIE
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Purple · WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS
DECAYEASYGEOZITI
The Purple Group
Homophone · WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS
DECAY · EASY · GEO · ZITI
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What were the Connections answers for #785?
Connections #785 (Monday, August 4, 2025) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). The purple group used homophone, which is where most solvers slip.