Doubled for Thursday, April 11, 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 4 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 dim bedroom lamp, then a reduced-fat sandwich spread.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Night Mayo
Night light and Light mayo, 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 mayo
Light mayo is the reduced-fat version of mayonnaise sold alongside the regular jar.
How players did
Across 2,701 plays, 60% got the whole answer in one guess, 16% solved it without a miss, 14% got there after at least one wrong guess, 5% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 11, 2024, April 11, 2025 and April 11, 2026.