Doubled for Sunday, August 25, 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 13, 6 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Relatives who can't get along, then grandma's handwritten card.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
Dysfunctional Recipe
Dysfunctional family and Family recipe, joined on Family.
Dysfunctional family
A dysfunctional family is one whose members cannot get along, where conflict and neglect are the norm.
Family recipe
A family recipe is a dish passed down through generations, often on a handwritten card.
How players did
Across 1,014 plays, 5% got the whole answer in one guess, 5% solved it without a miss, 5% got there after at least one wrong guess, 28% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 57% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on August 25, 2024, August 25, 2025 and August 25, 2026.