Wednesday, July 29, 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
4 letters, then 3 letters.
Main
4 letters, then 4 letters.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
Day 6 is live right now. The three bridges are CROSS to LET, COUNT to KICK and FIRST to SHOT. 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 — CROSS to LET. 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 CROSS and once in front of your second word.
Main — COUNT to KICK. 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 COUNT and once in front of your second word.
Challenge — FIRST to SHOT. 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 FIRST 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.
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