Doubled for Sunday, March 17, 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 4 words long, with 5, 2, 5 and 11 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An insult for something useless, then rockets and probes leaving Earth.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Waste Of Exploration
Waste of space and Space exploration, joined on Space.
Waste of space
A waste of space is a harsh insult for a person or thing that serves no purpose at all.
Space exploration
Space exploration is the investigation of space by satellites, probes and crewed missions.
How players did
Across 1,962 plays, 11% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 14% got there after at least one wrong guess, 24% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 43% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 17, 2024, November 30, 2024, March 17, 2025, November 30, 2025 and March 17, 2026.