Doubled for Monday, December 9, 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.
The answer
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Bumper To Bumper Jam
Bumper to bumper traffic and Traffic jam, joined on Traffic.
Bumper to bumper traffic
Bumper-to-bumper traffic is a line of vehicles packed so close their bumpers almost touch.
Traffic jam
A traffic jam is a line of vehicles stuck on a road, barely moving.
How players did
14% got the whole answer in one guess, 8% solved it without a miss, 13% got there after at least one wrong guess, 47% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 19% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on December 9, 2024 and December 9, 2025.