Sunday, October 25, 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 5 letters.
OUT · BREAK
workout · outbreak · breakfast — at least 2 different legal bridges exist for this one, so a different answer may well have counted too.
Main
3 letters, then 4 letters.
OUT · POST
readout · outpost · postmaster — other legal bridges may also count.
Challenge
3 letters, then 5 letters.
MAN · POWER
milkman · manpower · powerless — other legal bridges may also count.
Day 94 ran on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Its three bridges were WORK to FAST, READ to MASTER and MILK to LESS. 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 OUT then BREAK, which gives workout, outbreak and breakfast. The first gap is 3 letters, the second is 5.
This bridge is not unique. KEYSTONE accepts 2 different pairs here and every one of them scores: DAY · BREAK 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 OUT then POST, which gives readout, outpost and postmaster. The first gap is 3 letters, the second is 4.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins READ to MASTER, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
The answer is MAN then POWER, which gives milkman, manpower and powerless. The first gap is 3 letters, the second is 5.
Only one pair in the KEYSTONE word bank joins MILK to LESS, so this bridge had a single accepted answer. The narrow end is usually the one to solve first.
OUT, BREAK, POST, MAN and POWER 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.