Doubled for Thursday, February 27, 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 3 words long, with 4, 5 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 5 letters and starts with T.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
Wireless earbuds use it, then who leaves coins under the pillow.
The answer
Stuck, or want to check? Opening this reveals the whole answer.
Reveal the answer
Blue Fairy
Bluetooth and Tooth fairy, joined on Tooth.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is the short-range wireless standard that connects headphones, speakers and phones.
Tooth fairy
The tooth fairy takes a lost baby tooth from under the pillow and leaves a coin in its place, or so children are told.
How players did
Across 654 plays, 65% got the whole answer in one guess, 16% solved it without a miss, 9% got there after at least one wrong guess, 9% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 3% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on February 27, 2025 and February 27, 2026.