Wednesday, September 2, 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.
FOOT · WORK
underfoot · footwork · workshop — at least 3 different legal bridges exist for this one, so a different answer may well have counted too.
Main
3 letters, then 4 letters.
BED · ROOM
deathbed · bedroom · roommate — other legal bridges may also count.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
WORK · OUT
housework · workout · output — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 41 ran on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Its three bridges were UNDER to SHOP, DEATH to MATE and HOUSE to PUT. 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 FOOT then WORK, which gives underfoot, footwork and workshop. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
This bridge is not unique. KEYSTONE accepts 3 different pairs here and every one of them scores: HAND · BOOK and WOOD · WORK work just as well as the pair above. Ends like these sit in the crowded part of the compound-word network, which is why several routes cross them.
The answer is BED then ROOM, which gives deathbed, bedroom and roommate. The first gap is 3 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins DEATH to MATE, 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 output. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins HOUSE to PUT, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
FOOT, WORK, BED, ROOM 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.