Doubled for Wednesday, November 27, 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 3, 4 and 3 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 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
Defined abs, or beer by the half-dozen, then a hoarder.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Six Rat
Six pack and Pack rat, joined on Pack.
Six pack
A six-pack is a set of six cans of beer, or the visibly defined abdominal muscles that look like one.
Pack rat
A pack rat is a person who hoards and cannot throw anything away, after the rodent that collects objects in its nest.
How players did
Across 912 plays, 50% got the whole answer in one guess, 10% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 22% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 5% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on November 27, 2024 and November 27, 2025.