Doubled for Sunday, November 3, 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 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A small tuft of beard under the lip, then a doctor who used comedy as medicine.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Soul Adams
Soul patch and Patch adams, joined on Patch.
Soul patch
A soul patch is the small tuft of beard grown just below the lower lip.
Patch adams
Patch Adams is the doctor who treated patients with humour, and the Robin Williams film about him.
How players did
Across 846 plays, 36% got the whole answer in one guess, 3% solved it without a miss, 10% got there after at least one wrong guess, 16% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 36% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 3, 2024 and November 3, 2025.