Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Aug. 4, #785

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Today’s NYT connections puzzle could be difficult. The blue and purple categories are quite bizarre, although they are fun once you see the connections. Read the rest for the indices and responses of today’s connections.
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Advice for today’s connections groups
Here are four tips for today’s connections to the puzzle groups, classified from the easiest yellow group, to the hard (and sometimes weird) group).
Yellow group index: Some invertebrates.
Green group index: Forest inhabitants.
Blue group index: Implies a letter from the alphabet.
Violet group index: Words with a similar sound.
Answers for today’s connections groups
Yellow group: Arthropods.
Green group: Trees.
Blue group:: [Letter] (is) for ____
Violet group: Words that look like two letters.
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What are the responses of today’s connections?
The NYT connections puzzle completed for August 4, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s connections
The theme is arthropods. The four responses are aphids, beetles, mites and ticks.
Green words in today’s connections
The theme is trees. The four responses are beech, cedar, pine and If.
Blue words in today’s connections
The theme is [letter] (is) for ____. The four answers are the apple, the cookie, the effort and the vendetta.
Violet words in today’s connections
The theme is words that look like two letters. The four answers are Decay, Easy, Geo and Ziti.




