Doubled for Tuesday, April 16, 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 4, 6 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 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
A flat, round shell you find on the beach, then a shop where everything is cheap.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Sand Store
Sand dollar and Dollar store, joined on Dollar.
Sand dollar
A sand dollar is the flat, round skeleton of a burrowing sea urchin, found washed up on beaches with a flower pattern on top.
Dollar store
A dollar store is a discount shop where most items cost a dollar or so.
How players did
Across 1,828 plays, 59% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 8% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 10% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 16, 2024, April 16, 2025 and April 16, 2026.