Doubled for Wednesday, July 31, 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 4, 3, 2 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A fizzy drink, then a book whose pages stand up in 3D.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Soda -Up Book
Soda pop and Pop-up book, joined on Pop.
Soda pop
Soda pop is a fizzy soft drink, 'pop' in some regions and 'soda' in others.
Pop-up book
A pop-up book is a children's book whose pages unfold into three-dimensional paper scenes.
How players did
Across 1,463 plays, 58% got the whole answer in one guess, 9% solved it without a miss, 18% got there after at least one wrong guess, 11% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on July 31, 2024, July 31, 2025 and July 31, 2026.