The newest Connections are here and the May 17 answers got us our second loss in a row. It's a sad day at Screen Rant when two days go by without a win. Luckily, our loss is your gain and we've got all the inside information you need to score a win. One of the best things to do when playing a game of Connections is to utilize the Shuffle button.

Oftentimes your brain can get stuck on one incorrect match and it's hard to let that go. Clicking Shuffle helps mix all the words up and break any incorrect connections you might be thinking of just because they're next to each other. One of the best examples of this was the February 7 game where Connections put together SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE, and PANTS in the top row. This was the best misdirection the game has ever done and absolutely caused players to lose an attempt.

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Today's Connections Category Hints

May 17 #340

Connections May 17: The word Categories in a big box with a blurred background

Before we delve into today's Connections answers, we wanted to provide you with the used categories for the day. Knowing what is expected could make the difference between a win or a loss.

A yellow Connections game bar

CORRUPT

A green Connections game bar

REACH OUT TO

A blue Connections game bar

CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTS

A purple Connections game bar

BEER ___

Today's Connections Answers

May 17 #340

Connections May 17: The word Answers in a big box with a blurred background

Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

CORRUPT

A yellow Connections game bar

BASE

DIRTY

LOW

VILE

Yellow was one of the categories we did end up scoring after a few misguided attempts at the start of the game. VILE and DIRTY were the initial words we noticed and we tried making SKULL fit in for some reason. There was really no exact answer as to why we lost today's game, it was just a fail.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

REACH OUT TO

A green Connections game bar

CONTACT

MESSAGE

PING

TEXT

We moved on to the last three categories with only one attempt left and we did end up scoring the green once we slowed down. TEXT and PING were the first two words we noticed for this category and it was an easy jump to see the other two. We were still nervous about hitting Submit though. Luckily, it was correct and we just needed one more category.

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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTS

A blue Connections game bar

FRUIT

PITCHER

SKULL

TABLECLOTH

TABLECLOTH, PITCHER, GARDEN, and FRUIT are what lost us the game. We assumed there was some sort of picnic theme to the whole thing and it was our final guess. Sometimes that's the way it goes though. We weren't decimated by today's Connections, but it certainly didn't feel good to lose.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

BEER ___

A purple Connections game bar

BATTER

CAN

GARDEN

PONG

Does anyone remember that Road Trip movie that was focused on Beer PONG? Was DJ Qualls in that one? What is DJ Qualls up to nowadays? I hope he's happy, he always seemed like a genuinely nice guy. He was so good in Supernatural. We have a 'Where Are They Now' on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, but not DJ Qualls. What even is this website?

I looked it up, he's still working. He's got a podcast called Locked and Probably Loaded with DJ and Kelly and he's on Cameo. Looks like I'll be getting a special message from a certain New Guy here soon.

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