Doubled for Wednesday, August 7, 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 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A tangy soft dairy product from a farm animal, then a bright orange spread from a jar.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Goat Whiz
Goat cheese and Cheese whiz, joined on Cheese.
Goat cheese
Goat cheese is the soft, tangy white cheese made from goat's milk, often crumbled over salads.
Cheese whiz
Cheez Whiz is the bright orange processed cheese spread sold in jars, essential to a Philly cheesesteak.
How players did
Across 1,112 plays, 12% got the whole answer in one guess, 5% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 40% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 33% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on August 7, 2024, August 7, 2025 and August 7, 2026.