Doubled for Saturday, February 8, 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 4, 4, 3, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with F.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 3 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Never, then escaping.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
When Pigs The Coop
When pigs fly and Fly the coop, joined on Fly.
When pigs fly
'When pigs fly' means never; it will happen when pigs fly.
Fly the coop
To fly the coop is to escape or leave, as a chicken leaves its henhouse.
How players did
Across 657 plays, 21% got the whole answer in one guess, 12% solved it without a miss, 20% got there after at least one wrong guess, 32% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 15% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 8, 2025 and February 8, 2026.