Doubled for Monday, March 3, 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 5, 3 and 4 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with D.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 2, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
A frankfurter smothered in a meaty sauce, then everyone jumping on top of one person.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Chili Pile
Chili dog and Dog pile, joined on Dog.
Chili dog
A chili dog is a hot dog smothered in chili con carne.
Dog pile
A dog pile is a heap of people piled on top of one person, the way a team celebrates a win.
How players did
Across 611 plays, 20% got the whole answer in one guess, 3% solved it without a miss, 21% got there after at least one wrong guess, 34% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 22% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on March 3, 2025 and March 3, 2026.