Doubled for Tuesday, February 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 5 words long, with 4, 3, 2, 3 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with M.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 4, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A winter figure with a carrot nose, then someone who doesn't say much.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Snow Of Few Words
Snowman and Man of few words, joined on Man.
Snowman
A snowman is the figure of stacked snowballs with a carrot nose and a scarf.
Man of few words
A man of few words is someone who says little and does not waste them.
How players did
Across 658 plays, 17% got the whole answer in one guess, 2% solved it without a miss, 31% got there after at least one wrong guess, 34% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 16% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 18, 2025 and February 18, 2026.