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Hints for Connections #785
- Yellow: Four small creatures from the same broad animal group.
- Green: Four kinds of trees.
- Blue: Each word completes a familiar phrase linking a letter to a word.
- Purple: Say each word aloud; it sounds like two letter names.
Connections #785 answers
| Category | Answers | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| ARTHROPODS | APHID, BEETLE, MITE, TICK | All four are arthropods. |
| TREES | BEECH, CEDAR, PINE, YEW | Each is a tree name. |
| [LETTER] IS FOR ___ | APPLE, COOKIE, EFFORT, VENDETTA | A is for apple, C is for cookie, E is for effort, and V is for vendetta. |
| WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS | DECAY, EASY, GEO, ZITI | Spoken aloud, DECAY sounds like D-K, EASY like E-Z, GEO like G-O, and ZITI like Z-T. |
Why the last answer may appear as ZITTI
Secondary solution guides disagree on the spelling of the final purple-group word: several report ZITI, while one result prints ZITTI. They also vary on the first category label, with one spelling it “ANTHROPODS”; ARTHROPODS is the corroborated label. The available solution reports are secondary, and an official NYT archive record was not found to independently confirm the exact label typography or final-word spelling.
How to use the hints without spoiling the board
If you are still solving, stop after the hint list and try grouping the words yourself. The table above gives the complete answer sets and the reasoning behind each connection.
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