Doubled for Saturday, July 13, 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 4 words long, with 5, 7, 5 and 2 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 7 letters and starts with R.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Choreographed steps, then a regular visit to the doctor.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Dance Check-Up
Dance routine and Routine check-up, joined on Routine.
Dance routine
A dance routine is a set sequence of choreographed steps.
Routine check-up
A routine check-up is a regular medical examination when nothing is known to be wrong.
How players did
Across 1,120 plays, 8% got the whole answer in one guess, 3% solved it without a miss, 7% got there after at least one wrong guess, 66% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 16% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 13, 2024, July 13, 2025 and July 13, 2026.