Doubled for Saturday, January 18, 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 4, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with L.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
An illegal drug kitchen, then white rodents used in experiments.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Meth Mice
Meth lab and Lab mice, joined on Lab.
Meth lab
A meth lab is a makeshift, illegal laboratory for manufacturing methamphetamine.
Lab mice
Lab mice are the white mice bred for use in scientific experiments.
How players did
Across 659 plays, 10% got the whole answer in one guess, 2% solved it without a miss, 65% got there after at least one wrong guess, 15% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 8% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 18, 2025 and January 18, 2026.