Connect Word National Parents Day Level 17 Answers
152 words across 35 categories in 3 stages — above the National Parents Day pack average of 33 categories per level.
National Parents Day Level 17 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every answer for level 17 of Connect Word's National Parents Day pack, one of 7 limited-run event modes. The board holds 152 words in 35 categories, split across 3 stages that unlock in order: Throwing Weapons, Historical Empires, Wear And Tear, Podcast, Storage Containers and 30 more.
Event boards play like the Daily Challenge rather than like the numbered ladder — several stages deep, with general-knowledge categories rather than anything tied to the pack's name. The category sizes are the practical difference: here they run from 4 to 5 words, most often 4, where every category in the numbered game holds exactly five. Watch the 12 multi-word entries too — phrases like Photographer Icon are where a category looks one short.
Numbering restarts inside each pack, so this is not level 17 of the main 4,600-level ladder. Step to level 16 or level 18 of National Parents Day, return to the pack index, or work the daily archive of 607 dated boards.
Stage 1 Answers
9 categories, 36 words in this stage.
Spear, Harpoon, Bolas, Grenade
Spanish, Mongol, Byzantine, Ottoman
Damaged, Expired, Stale, Rusty
Microphone, Interview, Host, Guest
Canister, Barrel, Crate, Jar
Islands, Coconuts, Lagoon, Beach
Converse, Discuss, Consult, Argue
Corsica, Mauritius, Tahiti, Ibiza
Chestnut, Hazelnut, Walnut, Peanut
Stage 2 Answers
12 categories, 60 words in this stage.
Forest Icon, Jungle, Savanna, Tundra, Desert
Evolution, Revolution, Innovation, Progress, Upgrade
Your, Them, Me, We, You
Temple, Abbey, Church, Chapel, Mosque
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe, Zidane
Photographer Icon, Newspaper, Sensation, Breaking News, Journalist
Andorra, Vatican City, Maldives, Barbados, Monaco
Oak, Cedar, Pine, Maple, Sequoia
Panther, Sloth, Macaw, Anaconda, Toucan
Megapixels, Exposure, Zoom, Shutter, Aperture
Page, Phrase, Paragraph, Sentence, Word
Ask, Discuss, Inquire, Negotiate, Talk
Stage 3 Answers
14 categories, 56 words in this stage.
Gymnastics, Athletics, Cycling, Boxing
Seatbelt Icon, Airbag, Abs, Crumple Zones
Carp, Pike, Catfish, Walleye
Flash Drive Icon, Optical Disk, Cloud Storage, Floppy Disk
Dogs, Cats, Cattle, Primates
Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Parasite
Jab, Referee, Hook, Ring
Driver, Passenger, Pilot, Chauffeur
Upload, Eject, Format, Download
Country, Heavy Metal, Rap, Lo-Fi
Labrador, Rottweiler, Yorkshire Terrier, Chihuahua
Meowing, Purring, Hissing, Growling
Cow, Bull, Buffalo, Bison
Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Orangutan, Mandrill
National Parents Day Levels Around 17
National Parents Day Level 17 — Questions
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3 Tips for National Parents Day Level 17
Category sizes run 4 to 5, not a flat five
This is the trap for anyone arriving from the numbered ladder, where every category holds exactly five. On this board they run from 4 to 5 words — 23 of the 35 categories hold 4. Read the empty slots the game draws or you will abandon a theme one answer early.
Stages gate each other — solve top down
Level 17 runs 3 stages and the next never opens until the current one clears, so scanning ahead earns nothing. Stage 1 alone holds 9 categories. This page keeps the game's own stage order for exactly that reason.
Expect 12 multi-word entries
Level 17 carries 12 phrase answers — entries like Photographer Icon. When a category sits one short, the gap is usually two words you have been reading as one. The full National Parents Day pack runs 25 levels, 30–35 categories a board and 3,429 words.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify National Parents Day level 17
The 152 words on this page were captured from the National Parents Day pack while it was live and are stored stage by stage and category by category in the game's own order, not retyped. A level publishes only when its whole board parses cleanly, so the 35 categories here are 35 complete themes and no answer is counted twice.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — August 26, 2026Connect Word by the numbers
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How to Solve a Connect Word Board
Three habits that clear any Connect Word board, whichever mode you are in.
Read every category name first
The category names are the only clue the game gives you, and reading all of them before you touch a tile rules out most of the dictionary. A narrow theme pins its answers far harder than a broad one, which makes it the cheapest place to start.
Count the slots, do not count to five
Every category in the numbered levels holds exactly five words, so five means finished. The daily and event boards do not follow that rule — their categories hold four or five. Read the empty slots the board draws or you will abandon a theme one answer early.
Expect phrases, not just words
Roughly one Connect Word answer in six is two words rather than one. When a category sits one short, the gap is usually a phrase you have been reading as a single word.