Doubled for Tuesday, May 28, 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 8, 3 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A chemistry teacher turned drug lord, then a nightmare.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Breaking Dream
Breaking bad and Bad dream, joined on Bad.
Breaking bad
Breaking Bad is the television drama about a chemistry teacher who becomes a methamphetamine manufacturer.
Bad dream
A bad dream is a nightmare, an unpleasant or frightening dream.
How players did
Across 2,281 plays, 57% got the whole answer in one guess, 15% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 10% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 10% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on May 28, 2024, May 28, 2025 and May 28, 2026.