Doubled for Wednesday, July 10, 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 5 words long, with 13, 5, 7, 3 and 7 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 3 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The orbiting laboratory, then a gym bike that goes nowhere.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
International Space Ary Bicycle
International space station and Stationary bicycle, joined on Station.
International space station
The International Space Station is the crewed laboratory in orbit around Earth, run jointly by several space agencies.
Stationary bicycle
A stationary bicycle is the exercise bike that stays in place while you pedal.
How players did
Across 1,324 plays, 32% got the whole answer in one guess, 13% solved it without a miss, 15% got there after at least one wrong guess, 23% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 17% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 10, 2024, July 10, 2025 and July 10, 2026.