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Connections #972 Answers – February 7, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #972 on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

COLONDIVIDED BYELLIPSISEQUALSFIVEFOURILMINUSPERIODPLUSQUOTATION MARKTTHREETWOX

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
FIVE belongs to this group.
Green
EQUALS belongs to this group.
Blue
COLON belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
T belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
PIPS ON A DIE
Green category
SYMBOLS USED IN ARITHMETIC
Blue category
PUNCTUATION MARKS
Purple (hardest) category
LOWERCASE LETTERS

Connections #972 answers

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PIPS ON A DIEFIVE, THREE, FOUR, TWO
SYMBOLS USED IN ARITHMETICEQUALS, DIVIDED BY, MINUS, PLUS
PUNCTUATION MARKSCOLON, PERIOD, QUOTATION MARK, ELLIPSIS
LOWERCASE LETTERST, X, L, I
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What are the Connections answers for February 7, 2026?

PIPS ON A DIE: FIVE, THREE, FOUR, TWO. SYMBOLS USED IN ARITHMETIC: EQUALS, DIVIDED BY, MINUS, PLUS. PUNCTUATION MARKS: COLON, PERIOD, QUOTATION MARK, ELLIPSIS. LOWERCASE LETTERS: T, X, L, I.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.