Tuesday, August 25, 2026 — three word bridges.
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
7 letters, then 3 letters.
THROUGH · OUT
breakthrough · throughout · outlet — other legal bridges may also count.
Main
4 letters, then 5 letters.
OVER · NIGHT
moreover · overnight · nighttime — other legal bridges may also count.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
HAND · GUN
beforehand · handgun · gunmen — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 33 ran on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Its three bridges were BREAK to LET, MORE to TIME and BEFORE to MEN. 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.
The answer is THROUGH then OUT, which gives breakthrough, throughout and outlet. The first gap is 7 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins BREAK to LET, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is OVER then NIGHT, which gives moreover, overnight and nighttime. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 5.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins MORE to TIME, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is HAND then GUN, which gives beforehand, handgun and gunmen. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins BEFORE to MEN, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
OUT, OVER, NIGHT, HAND and GUN have a page listing every compound built on them and the other chains you can run through them.
Every one of those nine compounds turns on a hinge word doing double duty. If you want to see the whole set KEYSTONE draws from, the reference list of 141 compound word hinges gives the words that attach in front of and behind each one.