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Connections Answers #857
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#857
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #857
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Yellow · TYPES OF POOLS
KIDNEYKIDDIEOLYMPICINFINITY
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Green · IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
GOLFLIMABRAVODELTA
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Blue · FORD MODELS
BRONCOPINTOFIESTAMUSTANG
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Purple · ___ SEAL
GREATVACUUMNAVYELEPHANT
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___ SEAL
GREAT · VACUUM · NAVY · ELEPHANT
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
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What were the Connections answers for #857?
Connections #857 (Wednesday, October 15, 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.