Doubled for Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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 5, 4 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with C.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
What carries oxygen around the body, then prisoners sharing a room.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Blood Mates
Blood cell and Cell mates, joined on Cell.
Blood cell
A blood cell is one of the cells that make up blood: red cells carry oxygen, white cells fight infection.
Cell mates
Cellmates are prisoners who share a cell.
How players did
Across 769 plays, 35% got the whole answer in one guess, 6% solved it without a miss, 15% got there after at least one wrong guess, 26% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 18% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 14, 2025 and January 14, 2026.