Thursday, September 10, 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.
BALL · ROOM
eyeball · ballroom · roommate — other legal bridges may also count.
Main
4 letters, then 3 letters.
WORK · OUT
clockwork · workout · output — other legal bridges may also count.
Challenge
4 letters, then 4 letters.
OVER · WORK
moreover · overwork · workhouse — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 49 ran on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Its three bridges were EYE to MATE, CLOCK to PUT and MORE to HOUSE. 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 BALL then ROOM, which gives eyeball, ballroom and roommate. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins EYE 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 clockwork, workout and output. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins CLOCK to PUT, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is OVER then WORK, which gives moreover, overwork and workhouse. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins MORE to HOUSE, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
BALL, ROOM, WORK, OUT and OVER 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.