Connections #970 Answers
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #970 for Thursday, February 5, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): cultural symbols of the u.s.
- Green: collide with
- Blue: blue things
- Purple (hardest): lees of hollywood
Answers
CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE U.S.
AMERICAN FLAG, APPLE PIE, BALD EAGLE, BASEBALL
COLLIDE WITH
BUMP, BUTT, KNOCK, RAM
BLUE THINGS
JEANS, LAPIS LAZULI, OCEAN, SKY
LEES OF HOLLYWOOD
ANG, BRUCE, CHRISTOPHER, SPIKE
Previous Connections answers
- #969 — contention, games of chance, more or less, colloquially, starting with nba teams
- #968 — cut into pieces, provide with a place to stay, kinds of golf clubs, memory ___
- #967 — duration, credentials for entry, modern crime series protagonists, trees plus a letter
- #966 — publicize, kinds of shoes, anthem, musical instruments plus starting letter
- #965 — kinds of parties, ways to apply paint, y-shaped things, what "shift" might refer to
- #964 — region, grooming items, things with adhesive surfaces, ___ hand
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