NYT Connections puzzle #975, published Tuesday, February 10, 2026, groups 16 words into four categories. Try the hints first if you want to keep some of the challenge; the complete groups are below the spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #975
- Yellow: Places or events where things are presented to an audience.
- Green: Words that spell the spoken names of letter pairs used as initialisms.
- Blue: Extras you might find on a DVD.
- Purple: Each word begins with the name of a part of a wheel.
Connections #975 answers — spoilers
The four groups are:
- Yellow — Exhibition: CONVENTION, EXPOSITION, FAIR, SHOW.
- Green — Words spelling out initialisms: DEEJAY (D.J.), EMCEE (M.C.), KAYO (K.O.), OKAY (O.K.).
- Blue — DVD bonus features: COMMENTARY, INTERVIEW, OUTTAKES, TRAILER.
- Purple — Starting with parts of a wheel: HUBBUB (hub), RIMSHOT (rim), SPOKESPERSON (spoke), TIRESOME (tire).
How the trickier Connections categories work
Green: spoken names of initialisms
DEEJAY spells the spoken letters D.J.; EMCEE spells M.C.; KAYO spells K.O.; and OKAY spells O.K. The words are not simply abbreviations: each is written as the letter names sound when spoken.
Purple: wheel parts at the start of each word
Read the beginning of each entry as a wheel part: HUB in HUBBUB, RIM in RIMSHOT, SPOKE in SPOKESPERSON, and TIRE in TIRESOME. The rest of each word can distract from that shared starting pattern.
Yellow and blue: familiar associations
CONVENTION, EXPOSITION, FAIR, and SHOW are kinds of exhibitions or public presentations. COMMENTARY, INTERVIEW, OUTTAKES, and TRAILER are familiar examples of DVD bonus features.
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Why these groupings can be easy to miss
The four sets use different kinds of connections: the yellow and blue groups rely on meaning, green relies on sound and spelling, and purple relies on matching word beginnings. Words such as SHOW or INTERVIEW can suggest multiple contexts, so checking whether a possible group uses one consistent rule can help separate a plausible association from the intended pattern.
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