Compound Words Word Search
A compound word is made by joining two smaller words, so sunshine comes from sun and shine. Knowing the two parts usually gives a good clue about the meaning.
Compound Words word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bedroom
- birthday
- cupcake
- football
- notebook
- pancake
- popcorn
- rainbow
- snowball
- sunshine
Compound Words word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- backpack
- bedroom
- birthday
- cowboy
- cupcake
- doghouse
- football
- notebook
- pancake
- popcorn
- rainbow
- sandbox
- snowball
- starfish
- sunshine
Compound Words word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- backpack
- bedroom
- birthday
- butterfly
- cowboy
- cupcake
- doghouse
- fireplace
- football
- moonlight
- notebook
- pancake
- playground
- popcorn
- rainbow
- sandbox
- snowball
- starfish
- sunshine
- toothbrush
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Words in the Compound Words word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- sunshine
- Sun plus shine, the light and warmth from the sun.
- rainbow
- Rain plus bow, a colored arc seen after rain.
- football
- Foot plus ball, a sport played on a marked field.
- bedroom
- Bed plus room, the room where you sleep.
- cupcake
- Cup plus cake, a small cake baked in paper.
- popcorn
- Pop plus corn, kernels that burst open when heated.
- snowball
- Snow plus ball, packed snow shaped by your hands.
- birthday
- Birth plus day, the yearly date you were born.
- pancake
- Pan plus cake, flat batter cooked in a pan.
- notebook
- Note plus book, bound pages for writing in.
- backpack
- Back plus pack, a bag carried on your shoulders.
- cowboy
- Cow plus boy, a worker who herds cattle on horseback.
- doghouse
- Dog plus house, a small shelter built for a dog.
- sandbox
- Sand plus box, a play area filled with sand.
- starfish
- Star plus fish, a sea animal with five arms.
- toothbrush
- Tooth plus brush, a small brush for cleaning teeth.
- butterfly
- Butter plus fly, an insect with large colorful wings.
- playground
- Play plus ground, an outdoor area with swings and slides.
- fireplace
- Fire plus place, a built in spot for burning wood.
- moonlight
- Moon plus light, sunlight reflected off the moon at night.
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