Wednesday, September 16, 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.
OVER · COME
moreover · overcome · comeback — at least 2 different legal bridges exist for this one, so a different answer may well have counted too.
Main
4 letters, then 3 letters.
FALL · OUT
nightfall · fallout · outline — at least 4 different legal bridges exist for this one, so a different answer may well have counted too.
Challenge
4 letters, then 4 letters.
DOWN · HILL
touchdown · downhill · hillside — at least 2 different legal bridges exist for this one, so a different answer may well have counted too.
Day 55 ran on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Its three bridges were MORE to BACK, NIGHT to LINE and TOUCH to SIDE. 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 OVER then COME, which gives moreover, overcome and comeback. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
This bridge is not unique. KEYSTONE accepts 2 different pairs here and every one of them scores: OVER · THROW works 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 FALL then OUT, which gives nightfall, fallout and outline. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
This bridge is not unique. KEYSTONE accepts 4 different pairs here and every one of them scores: TIME · OUT, LIFE · BLOOD and STAND · OFF 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 DOWN then HILL, which gives touchdown, downhill and hillside. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
This bridge is not unique. KEYSTONE accepts 2 different pairs here and every one of them scores: DOWN · RIVER works 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.
OVER, FALL, OUT and DOWN 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.