Doubled for Tuesday, January 28, 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 4 words long, with 5, 4, 2 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 4 letters and starts with P.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A wooden sliver for between your teeth, then a vehicle with an open bed.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
ToothUp Truck
Toothpick and Pickup truck, joined on Pick.
Toothpick
A toothpick is the small pointed stick used to clean between the teeth.
Pickup truck
A pickup truck is the vehicle with an open cargo bed behind the cab.
How players did
Across 725 plays, 24% got the whole answer in one guess, 16% solved it without a miss, 8% got there after at least one wrong guess, 44% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 8% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on January 28, 2025 and January 28, 2026.