Doubled for Thursday, July 18, 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, 5 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A paunch from too many pints, then the navel.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Beer Button
Beer belly and Belly button, joined on Belly.
Beer belly
A beer belly is the round paunch blamed on drinking too much beer.
Belly button
The belly button is the navel.
How players did
Across 1,519 plays, 21% got the whole answer in one guess, 10% solved it without a miss, 11% got there after at least one wrong guess, 25% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 34% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 18, 2024, July 18, 2025 and July 18, 2026.