Doubled for Monday, July 29, 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, 5, 2 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A tattoo across the lower back, then official endorsement.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Tramp Of Approval
Tramp stamp and Stamp of approval, joined on Stamp.
Tramp stamp
A tramp stamp is the mocking name for a tattoo across a woman's lower back.
Stamp of approval
A stamp of approval is formal or official endorsement, the sign that something has been accepted.
How players did
Across 1,346 plays, 58% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 7% got there after at least one wrong guess, 13% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 29, 2024, July 29, 2025 and July 29, 2026.