Compound words with BOOK

BOOK is a hinge word: 5 words make a compound in front of it and 3 make one after it, so it can sit in the middle of a chain and hold two compounds together at once.

Words that go in front of BOOK

Each of these makes a compound ending in BOOK.

Words that follow BOOK

Each of these makes a compound starting with BOOK.

Why BOOK joins on both sides

BOOK is both a physical object and the act of reserving. BOOKCASE and BOOKMARK use the object; NOTEBOOK and HANDBOOK name kinds of book.

Bridges you can build through BOOK

Put any word from the first list in front and any word from the second behind, and you have a three-word chain in which both neighbouring pairs join. Here are some of them.

Play a bridge

KEYSTONE is a free daily puzzle built entirely out of chains like these. You get the two ends and have to fill the two words in the middle. Three bridges a day, no account, no cookies.

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Other hinge words

Each of these has a page like this one. There is also an index of all 28.

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