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NYT Connections May 17 2024 Answers

Puzzle #341

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

PING PONG DIRTY TEXT GARDEN FRUIT BATTER CAN BASE CONTACT PITCHER LOW TABLECLOTH VILE SKULL MESSAGE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — CORRUPT
Green — REACH OUT TO
Blue — CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTS
Purple — BEER ___
CORRUPTBASE, DIRTY, LOW, VILE
REACH OUT TOCONTACT, MESSAGE, PING, TEXT
CLASSIC STILL LIFE COMPONENTSFRUIT, PITCHER, SKULL, TABLECLOTH
BEER ___BATTER, CAN, GARDEN, PONG
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.