Compound words with TURN

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

Each of these makes a compound ending in TURN.

Words that follow TURN

Each of these makes a compound starting with TURN.

Why TURN joins on both sides

TURN gives the neatest pair in the whole list: OVERTURN and TURNOVER are the same two words in either order, and mean completely different things. TURNOFF, TURNOUT and TURNTABLE fill out the back.

Words that join TURN on either side

These words make a compound whichever side of TURN they sit on, usually with two unrelated meanings.

Bridges you can build through TURN

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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