NYT Connections February 7 2026 Answers
Puzzle #972
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
COLON L FOUR PLUS FIVE QUOTATION MARK MINUS T I EQUALS THREE ELLIPSIS DIVIDED BY PERIOD X TWO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PIPS ON A DIE
Green — SYMBOLS USED IN ARITHMETIC
Blue — PUNCTUATION MARKS
Purple — LOWERCASE LETTERS
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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