Doubled for Friday, June 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 6 words long, with 6, 4, 2, 3, 4 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 5 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Making a bad situation worse, then a red truck with ladders and hoses.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Adding Fuel To The Engine
Adding fuel to the fire and Fire engine, joined on Fire.
Adding fuel to the fire
Adding fuel to the fire is making a bad situation worse, especially by provoking someone who is already angry.
Fire engine
A fire engine is the red truck that carries firefighters, hoses and ladders to a blaze.
How players did
Across 1,622 plays, 15% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 25% got there after at least one wrong guess, 35% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 16% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on June 28, 2024, June 28, 2025 and June 28, 2026.