KEYSTONE · Day 3

Sunday, July 26, 2026 — three word bridges.

Every neighbouring pair has to make one word. SOME → DAY → LIGHT → HOUSE works because someday, daylight and lighthouse are all words. You are given the two ends; you supply the middle. More than one bridge is often legal, and any legal bridge counts.

Warm-up

LAY????????FAST

3 letters, then 5 letters.

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OUT · BREAK

layout · outbreak · breakfast — other legal bridges may also count.

Main

SUN??????????WIVES

5 letters, then 5 letters.

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LIGHT · HOUSE

sunlight · lighthouse · housewives — other legal bridges may also count.

Challenge

GOOD????????ABILITY

5 letters, then 3 letters.

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NIGHT · CAP

goodnight · nightcap · capability — other legal bridges may also count.

How day 3 worked out

Day 3 ran on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Its three bridges were LAY to FAST, SUN to WIVES and GOOD to ABILITY. Between them they build nine compound words, all listed at the bottom of this page. Below is the answer to each bridge and what makes it fit.

Warm-up: LAY to FAST

The answer is OUT then BREAK, which gives layout, outbreak and breakfast. The first gap is 3 letters, the second is 5.

Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins LAY to FAST, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.

Main: SUN to WIVES

The answer is LIGHT then HOUSE, which gives sunlight, lighthouse and housewives. The first gap is 5 letters, the second is 5.

Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins SUN to WIVES, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.

Challenge: GOOD to ABILITY

The answer is NIGHT then CAP, which gives goodnight, nightcap and capability. The first gap is 5 letters, the second is 3.

Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins GOOD to ABILITY, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.

Every compound word in day 3

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