Doubled for Wednesday, April 9, 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 4, 3, 3 and 5 letters.
Hint 2
The shared word - the one that belongs to both phrases - has 3 letters and starts with B.
Hint 3
The first phrase is 2 words, the second is 3, and they overlap on one of them.
Hint 4
The arc after a shower, then an archer's kit.
The answer
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Reveal the answer
Rain And Arrow
Rainbow and Bow and arrow, joined on Bow.
Rainbow
A rainbow is the arc of colours that appears when sunlight passes through rain.
Bow and arrow
A bow and arrow is the archer's weapon, the arrow shot from a bent bow.
How players did
Across 560 plays, 81% got the whole answer in one guess, 11% solved it without a miss, 3% got there after at least one wrong guess, 4% used a hint or finished on their last chance, and 1% did not get it.
This puzzle ran on April 9, 2025 and April 9, 2026.