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NYT Connections for Tuesday, November 18, 2025, is puzzle #891. The board has 16 words to sort into four groups of four. Start with the graduated hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete groups are marked as spoilers farther down.
The 16 words in Connections #891
STONE, PARASITE, GRAPE, JOKER, ROMA, BERRY, RIOT, NEEDLEPOINT, COMMONPLACE, CLOWN, SWANK, PLUM, MADISON, SUNSPOT, CHERRY, LAUGH.
Hints for each group
Try the clues before opening the categories or full answers:
- Yellow: A comedian or someone who jokes often.
- Green: Varieties of a popular red fruit.
- Blue: Actresses who have won the Best Actress Oscar.
- Purple: Think about what might be scouted before a movie shoot; each word ends in a synonym for “location.”
Category names
- Yellow: Funny person
- Green: Kinds of tomatoes
- Blue: Best Actress Oscar winners
- Purple: Endings that are synonyms for “location”
Spoilers: all four answers
Yellow — Funny person: CLOWN, JOKER, LAUGH, RIOT.
#1 Best Overall
Green — Kinds of tomatoes: CHERRY, GRAPE, PLUM, ROMA.
Blue — Best Actress Oscar winners: BERRY, MADISON, STONE, SWANK.
Rank #2
Purple — Endings that are synonyms for “location”: COMMONPLACE, NEEDLEPOINT, PARASITE, SUNSPOT.
The purple connection is in the final word segments: PLACE, POINT, SITE, and SPOT can each mean a location.
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Connections is a daily word game in which players sort 16 tiles into four groups of four. Forbes’ guide says a fourth incorrect guess ends the game. The game is available through the NYT website and the NYT Games app.
These answers are for the dated November 18, 2025 board, not a current daily puzzle. The date and #891 are independently confirmed by TechRadar, Forbes, Parade, and Try Hard Guides.
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