Doubled for Wednesday, January 15, 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 3, 8 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 8 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 medical diagnosis, then looking on the bright side.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Hiv Attitude
Hiv positive and Positive attitude, joined on Positive.
Hiv positive
HIV positive is the medical status of someone who has tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS.
Positive attitude
A positive attitude is an optimistic, can-do outlook.
How players did
Across 683 plays, 12% got the whole answer in one guess, 5% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 55% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 22% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 15, 2025 and January 15, 2026.