Doubled for Monday, September 23, 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 6, 2, 3 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with L.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Your spouse's mother, then three years of studying for the bar.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Mother-In- School
Mother-in-law and Law school, joined on Law.
Mother-in-law
A mother-in-law is the mother of your spouse.
Law school
Law school is the graduate school where lawyers are trained.
How players did
Across 1,221 plays, 49% got the whole answer in one guess, 21% solved it without a miss, 15% got there after at least one wrong guess, 9% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 6% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on September 23, 2024 and September 23, 2025.