Doubled for Wednesday, May 1, 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 6, 6 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with K.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A murderer who keeps going, then the black-and-white orca.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Serial Whale
Serial killer and Killer whale, joined on Killer.
Serial killer
A serial killer is someone who murders several people over time, usually in a similar way.
Killer whale
A killer whale is the orca, the large black-and-white toothed whale that hunts in pods.
How players did
Across 1,824 plays, 37% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 25% got there after at least one wrong guess, 17% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 7% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 1, 2024, May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2026.