Thursday, September 17, 2026 — three word bridges. Answers appear here once the day is over.
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
5 letters, then 4 letters.
Main
4 letters, then 4 letters.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
Day 56 is live right now. The three bridges are HERE to STYLE, LEFT to BROTHER and OUT to HUNT. Each one needs two middle words, and every neighbouring pair has to read as a single ordinary word once you push them together.
Warm-up — HERE to STYLE. The first gap takes a 5-letter word and the second takes a 4-letter word. Whatever you put in the first gap has to work twice: once behind HERE and once in front of your second word.
Main — LEFT to BROTHER. The first gap takes a 4-letter word and the second takes a 4-letter word. Whatever you put in the first gap has to work twice: once behind LEFT and once in front of your second word.
Challenge — OUT to HUNT. The first gap takes a 4-letter word and the second takes a 3-letter word. Whatever you put in the first gap has to work twice: once behind OUT and once in front of your second word.
The fastest way in is usually to think in hinge words: words that can attach on both sides, like HOUSE in GREENHOUSE and HOUSEBOAT, or OUT in BLACKOUT and OUTDOOR. Our reference list of 141 compound word hinges shows which words attach to each one on either side.
One of today's prompt words, OUT, is a heavy hinge in its own right and has a page of its own. It lists every compound that word takes part in, which is a legitimate way in — it says nothing about which pair is today's answer.
Answers for day 56 are published on this page after the day ends. Nothing above gives them away. If you want worked answers now, the archive has every finished day.