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Connections #972 hints and answers for Saturday, February 7, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #972 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

PIPS ON A DIE

FIVE · FOUR · THREE · TWO

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

SYMBOLS USED IN ARITHMETIC

DIVIDED BY · EQUALS · MINUS · PLUS

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PUNCTUATION MARKS

COLON · ELLIPSIS · PERIOD · QUOTATION MARK

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

LOWERCASE LETTERS

I · L · T · X

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Boo-o-o-o-ring"