Wednesday, July 29, 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 3 letters.
WALK · OUT
crosswalk · walkout · outlet — other legal bridges may also count.
Main
4 letters, then 4 letters.
DOWN · SIDE
countdown · downside · sidekick — other legal bridges may also count.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
HAND · GUN
firsthand · handgun · gunshot — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 6 ran on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Its three bridges were CROSS to LET, COUNT to KICK and FIRST to SHOT. 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 WALK then OUT, which gives crosswalk, walkout and outlet. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins CROSS to LET, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is DOWN then SIDE, which gives countdown, downside and sidekick. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins COUNT to KICK, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is HAND then GUN, which gives firsthand, handgun and gunshot. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins FIRST to SHOT, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
WALK, OUT, DOWN, SIDE, HAND and GUN 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.