Doubled for Monday, June 3, 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 3, 4 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The smuggler with a Wookiee co-pilot, then the red plastic cup of every house party.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Han Cup
Han solo and Solo cup, joined on Solo.
Han solo
Han Solo is the smuggler pilot of the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars, played by Harrison Ford.
Solo cup
A Solo cup is the red plastic disposable cup, made by the Solo company, that is the standard vessel of American house parties.
How players did
Across 1,967 plays, 74% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 13% got there after at least one wrong guess, 4% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 3% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 3, 2024, June 3, 2025 and June 3, 2026.