Doubled for Thursday, February 13, 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 9, 6, 6 and 6 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 6 letters and starts with L.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Strings of bulbs on the eaves in December, then a director's call to begin.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Christmas , Camera, Action
Christmas lights and Lights, camera, action, joined on Lights.
Christmas lights
Christmas lights are the strings of coloured bulbs hung on houses and trees in December.
Lights, camera, action
'Lights, camera, action!' is the traditional call to start filming a scene.
How players did
Across 654 plays, 57% got the whole answer in one guess, 22% solved it without a miss, 5% got there after at least one wrong guess, 13% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 4% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 13, 2025 and February 13, 2026.