Doubled for Thursday, February 15, 2024
One picture, one hidden three-word chain. The first two words make a familiar phrase, the last two make another, and the middle word belongs to both. New to the game? Read how to play first.
Hints
Open them one at a time. Each one gives away a little more than the last.
Hint 1
The answer is 3 words long, with 5, 5 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with L.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A child's bedroom comfort, then a glowing weapon from a galaxy far, far away.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Night Saber
Night light and Light saber, joined on Light.
Night light
A night light is the small, dim lamp left on in a child's bedroom or hallway so the dark is not quite dark.
Light saber
A lightsaber is the glowing energy sword of the Star Wars films, the weapon of Jedi and Sith alike.
How players did
Across 223 plays, 50% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 17% got there after at least one wrong guess, 10% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 9% did not get it.