Doubled for Tuesday, December 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, 3 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A sleeveless shirt, then the highest price.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Tank Dollar
Tank top and Top dollar, joined on Top.
Tank top
A tank top is a sleeveless shirt with shoulder straps.
Top dollar
Top dollar is the highest price something will fetch: to pay top dollar is to pay the maximum.
How players did
Across 842 plays, 23% got the whole answer in one guess, 2% solved it without a miss, 16% got there after at least one wrong guess, 43% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 16% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on December 3, 2024 and December 3, 2025.