Doubled for Thursday, June 27, 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, 4 and 2 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with L.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A dancing chain snaking through a party, then suspects standing in a row.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Conga Up
Conga line and Lineup, joined on Line.
Conga line
A conga line is the chain of dancers, each holding the hips of the one in front, that snakes through a party to a Cuban rhythm.
Lineup
A lineup is the row of people a witness views to pick out a suspect, or the roster of players or acts for an event.
How players did
Across 1,457 plays, 56% got the whole answer in one guess, 7% solved it without a miss, 19% got there after at least one wrong guess, 7% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 12% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 27, 2024, June 27, 2025 and June 27, 2026.