maximum wires in a splice

[dima]

what is the maximum amount of wires that can be spliced together, butt or parallel splice, and deference/preference. from what i found it looks like 3 wire is a limit but i cant find an official reference.
I understand it will depend on a gauge and splice size, but are there any official references regarding this, not just word of mouth.

 

[roger]

As many as the device is listed for. The one below would allow 14 wires in each block

 

[infinity]

For a twist on wirenut type splice the most I've seen is 7 conductors (link below). As Roger stated it's based on the listing of the connector.

https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/37675O/3m-b-g-performance-wire-connector.pdf