NYT Connections puzzle #891, for Tuesday, November 18, 2025, groups its 16 entries around a funny person, kinds of tomatoes, Best Actress Oscar winners, and words ending in synonyms for “location.” Hints come first below; the complete answer key follows a spoiler warning.
How Connections works
Connections asks you to sort 16 entries into four groups of four, each linked by a hidden rule. Plausible overlaps can be red herrings: Forbes says players have three incorrect guesses before a fourth wrong guess ends the game. Forbes’ puzzle guide confirms the game mechanics and answer groups.
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Hints for Connections #891
Try these in order, stopping when you have enough to solve the board:
- Yellow: Think of a person associated with humor, or something that makes people laugh.
- Green: These are types or names of tomatoes.
- Blue: These surnames belong to Best Actress Oscar winners.
- Purple: Each word ends in a word meaning a place or location.
Spoiler warning: the answers are below
The following section reveals all four category names and every word in each group.
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NYT Connections answers for November 18, 2025
Yellow: Funny person
CLOWN, JOKER, LAUGH, RIOT
Green: Kinds of tomatoes
CHERRY, GRAPE, PLUM, ROMA
Blue: Best Actress Oscar winners
BERRY, MADISON, STONE, SWANK
Purple: Ending in synonyms for “location”
COMMONPLACE, NEEDLEPOINT, PARASITE, SUNSPOT
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why the film connection is a red herring
ROMA, JOKER, and PARASITE may suggest a group of film titles, but that leaves no clear fourth entry. TechRadar describes the same tempting path, including the possibility of adding CHERRY, before the tomato grouping becomes apparent. The useful check is whether a proposed rule accounts for all four words—not merely whether several words fit. TechRadar’s November 18 guide also confirms the puzzle date and number.
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