Doubled for Wednesday, August 14, 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 7 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with G.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A shakeable winter ornament, then someone who travels the world.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Snow Trotter
Snow globe and Globe trotter, joined on Globe.
Snow globe
A snow globe is the glass ornament with a scene inside that fills with swirling flakes when shaken.
Globe trotter
A globetrotter is someone who travels all over the world, and the name of the famous exhibition basketball team.
How players did
Across 2,093 plays, 64% got the whole answer in one guess, 17% solved it without a miss, 7% got there after at least one wrong guess, 8% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on August 14, 2024, December 24, 2024, August 14, 2025, December 24, 2025 and August 14, 2026.