Doubled for Monday, February 3, 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 5 words long, with 3, 4, 3, 6 and 8 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with S.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 4 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Aloof and above it all, then pencils, notebooks and glue sticks.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Too Cool For Supplies
Too cool for school and School supplies, joined on School.
Too cool for school
Too cool for school describes someone who acts as though they are above everything and everyone.
School supplies
School supplies are the pencils, notebooks, folders and glue sticks bought at the start of the school year.
How players did
Across 684 plays, 33% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 12% got there after at least one wrong guess, 29% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 14% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 3, 2025 and February 3, 2026.