Wednesday, October 21, 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
3 letters, then 4 letters.
WAR · HEAD
postwar · warhead · headmaster — other legal bridges may also count.
Main
4 letters, then 3 letters.
FALL · OUT
nightfall · fallout · output — at least 2 different legal bridges exist for this one, so a different answer may well have counted too.
Challenge
4 letters, then 3 letters.
HAND · OUT
firsthand · handout · outline — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 90 ran on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Its three bridges were POST to MASTER, NIGHT to PUT and FIRST to LINE. 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 WAR then HEAD, which gives postwar, warhead and headmaster. The first gap is 3 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins POST to MASTER, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is FALL then OUT, which gives nightfall, fallout and output. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
This bridge is not unique. KEYSTONE accepts 2 different pairs here and every one of them scores: TIME · OUT 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 HAND then OUT, which gives firsthand, handout and outline. The first gap is 4 letters, the second is 3.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins FIRST to LINE, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
HEAD, FALL, OUT and HAND 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.