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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is really hard – at least the purple category is. Again, you have to look for words inside other words and find four related ones. If you need help sorting answers into groups, you’ve come to the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like Wordle’s. Go there after playing to receive a numerical score and have the program analyze your answers. Players registered in the Times Games section can now track their progress, including the number of completed puzzles, win rate, number of times they achieved a perfect score, and their winning streak.
Learn more: Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Help You Win Every Time on NYT Connections
Tips for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Haha!
Green group index: Think spaghetti sauce.
Blue group index: The envelope, please.
Purple group index: Look for words that refer to a place.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Funny person.
Green group: Kinds of tomatoes.
Blue group: Best actress Oscar winner.
Purple group: Ending with synonyms for “location”.
Learn more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by November 18, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is funny person. The four answers are clown, prankster, laugh and riot.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of tomatoes. The four answers are cherry, grape, plum and Roma.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of the best actress Oscar winner. The four answers are (Halle) Berry, (Mikey) Madison, (Emma) Stone and (Hilary) Swank.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme ends with synonyms for “location”. The four answers are mundane, embroidery, parasite, and sunspot.
