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.
The answer
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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
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.