Doubled for Saturday, February 22, 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 6, 3, 4 and 4 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 3 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Sitting on the bench all game, then an evergreen.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
Riding The Tree
Riding the pine and Pine tree, joined on Pine.
Riding the pine
Riding the pine is sitting on the bench as a substitute, not getting into the game.
Pine tree
A pine tree is the evergreen conifer with needles and cones.
How players did
Across 557 plays, 17% got the whole answer in one guess, 4% solved it without a miss, 6% got there after at least one wrong guess, 32% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 41% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 22, 2025 and February 22, 2026.