Thursday, August 27, 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
4 letters, then 4 letters.
MORE · OVER
furthermore · moreover · overnight — other legal bridges may also count.
Main
4 letters, then 3 letters.
SOME · ONE
fearsome · someone · oneself — other legal bridges may also count.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
WORK · OUT
housework · workout · outward — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 35 ran on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Its three bridges were FURTHER to NIGHT, FEAR to SELF and HOUSE to WARD. 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 MORE then OVER, which gives furthermore, moreover and overnight. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins FURTHER to NIGHT, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is SOME then ONE, which gives fearsome, someone and oneself. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins FEAR to SELF, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is WORK then OUT, which gives housework, workout and outward. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins HOUSE to WARD, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
OVER, SOME, WORK and OUT 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.