NYT Connections August 4 2025 Answers
Puzzle #785
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
APHID BEETLE CEDAR DECAY EASY EFFORT GEO TICK BEECH VENDETTA APPLE PINE MITE COOKIE YEW ZITI
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ARTHROPODS
Green — TREES
Blue — [LETTER] (IS) FOR ___
Purple — WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERS
ARTHROPODSAPHID, BEETLE, MITE, TICK
TREESBEECH, CEDAR, PINE, YEW
[LETTER] (IS) FOR ___APPLE, COOKIE, EFFORT, VENDETTA
WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE TWO LETTERSDECAY, EASY, GEO, ZITI
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.