Doubled for Wednesday, March 27, 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 7, 5 and 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with D.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Whispered bedroom words, then a basket of things that need washing (or secrets aired in public).
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Talking Laundry
Talking dirty and Dirty laundry, joined on Dirty.
Talking dirty
Talking dirty is saying sexually explicit things to a partner for the thrill of it.
Dirty laundry
Dirty laundry is clothes waiting to be washed, and figuratively the private, embarrassing matters a family would rather not have aired in public.
How players did
Across 1,638 plays, 38% got the whole answer in one guess, 24% solved it without a miss, 15% got there after at least one wrong guess, 11% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 12% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 27, 2024, March 27, 2025 and March 27, 2026.