Compound words with POINT

POINT is a hinge word: 4 words make a compound in front of it and 1 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 POINT

Each of these makes a compound ending in POINT.

Words that follow POINT

Each of these makes a compound starting with POINT.

Why POINT joins on both sides

POINT covers a sharp tip, a place and a score. GUNPOINT and BALLPOINT use the tip, CHECKPOINT and VIEWPOINT the place, and POINTLESS — the only one where POINT leads — uses the meaning that has neither.

Bridges you can build through POINT

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 54.

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