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Connections Answers #862

Monday, October 20, 2025 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

Puzzle#862
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #862

  • Yellow · AFFLICTION

    DEMONCOMPLEXBUGBEARHANG-UP

  • Green · REPRESENTED BY CONSTELLATIONS

    HUNTERCENTAURBIG BEARLYRE

  • Blue · PERIODIC TABLE SYMBOLS

    KASBEI

  • Purple · ___CORN

    POPAUNICAPRI

The Purple Group

Fill-in-the-blank · ___CORN

POP · A · UNI · CAPRI

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FAQ

What were the Connections answers for #862?
Connections #862 (Monday, October 20, 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.