Need help with NYT Connections puzzle #891 for Tuesday, November 18, 2025? Start with the category nudges below, then reveal one word from each group, and open the full answer key only if you want to check the solution.
Hints for Connections #891
These clues move from broad nudges to more specific hints. Stop at any stage if you would rather keep solving.
Category nudges
- Yellow: Think of a funny person.
- Green: Think of kinds of tomatoes.
- Blue: Think of Best Actress Oscar winners.
- Purple: Look at the ends of the words; each ending can mean a location.
One answer from each group
In the same order as the category nudges: RIOT, ROMA, MADISON, SUNSPOT.
Full answer key
The four groups for the November 18 puzzle are:
- Funny person: CLOWN, JOKER, LAUGH, RIOT.
- Kinds of tomatoes: CHERRY, GRAPE, PLUM, ROMA.
- Best Actress Oscar winners: BERRY, MADISON, STONE, SWANK.
- Words ending in synonyms for “location”: COMMONPLACE (place), NEEDLEPOINT (point), PARASITE (site), SUNSPOT (spot).
Forbes and TechRadar published matching word lists and groupings for this puzzle. Forbes’ guide describes Connections as arranging 16 items into four groups of four and says players can make three incorrect guesses before a fourth ends the game. It also notes that the familiar yellow, green, blue, purple color sequence is not a fixed difficulty ranking. Forbes and TechRadar both identify this as Tuesday’s game #891.
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