Compound words with LAND

LAND is a hinge word: 10 words make a compound in front of it and 7 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 LAND

Each of these makes a compound ending in LAND.

Words that follow LAND

Each of these makes a compound starting with LAND.

Why LAND joins on both sides

LAND is territory, ground and a verb all at once. FARMLAND and MAINLAND divide territory, LANDSLIDE and LANDMARK treat the ground as a thing, and LANDLADY comes from owning it.

Bridges you can build through LAND

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 27.

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