Compound words are made up of two parts of speech. For example, the compound noun handkerchief is made up of two nouns: hand + kerchief. Semantically, compound words are very interesting, since ...

Puzzles that play on this feature can be called simply “compound word” puzzles. You are given synonyms, paraphrases, etc. for each part of the compound word, and you will have to figure out ...

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you three words, one of which is an animal.You give me a fourth word that can follow each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase. Ex ...

It’s a daily ritual for millions of people. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and eventually make your way to one or more crossword puzzles, word games and other brain twisters.

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you three 5-letter words.You give me a fourth 5-letter word that can precede each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar 2-word phrase. For example ...

The puzzles look easy, and mostly they are. Given three words “trip,” “house” and “goal,” for example find a fourth that will complete a compound word with each.