Doubled for Friday, April 19, 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 T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A derogatory class slur, then what rivals shout across a basketball court.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
White Talk
White trash and Trash talk, joined on Trash.
White trash
White trash is a derogatory American term for poor white people, sneering at both their poverty and their supposed manners.
Trash talk
Trash talk is the boastful, insulting banter competitors throw at each other to get under one another's skin.
How players did
Across 1,574 plays, 14% got the whole answer in one guess, 5% solved it without a miss, 22% got there after at least one wrong guess, 36% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 24% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 19, 2024, April 19, 2025 and April 19, 2026.