Doubled for Wednesday, July 17, 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 4, 6 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The shy one at the edge of the party, then a 1960s hippie.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Wall Child
Wallflower and Flower child, joined on Flower.
Wallflower
A wallflower is a shy person who stays at the edge of a party rather than joining in or dancing.
Flower child
A flower child was a hippie of the 1960s, so called for the flowers they wore and handed out as symbols of peace.
How players did
Across 1,262 plays, 30% got the whole answer in one guess, 4% solved it without a miss, 24% got there after at least one wrong guess, 30% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 12% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 17, 2024, July 17, 2025 and July 17, 2026.