Doubled for Tuesday, June 25, 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, 7 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 7 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
A slogan on the back of a car, then the jolt of seeing a price.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Bumper Shock
Bumper sticker and Sticker shock, joined on Sticker.
Bumper sticker
A bumper sticker is the adhesive slogan or joke stuck to the back of a car.
Sticker shock
Sticker shock is the jolt of surprise at how expensive something is when you see the price tag.
How players did
Across 1,633 plays, 51% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 7% got there after at least one wrong guess, 16% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 13% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 25, 2024, June 25, 2025 and June 25, 2026.