Compound Words List PDF!
What are Compound Words?
A compound word is a word that is made up of two or more other words. Compound words can be written in three ways: as open compounds (ice cream), closed compounds (doorknob) or hyphenated compounds (long-term).
List of Compound Words
Here is a list of 500 compound words of common use:
- aboveboard
- wallpaper
- telltale
- cattail
- forefather
- foreclose
- cardboard
- anytime
- toolbox
- timetable
- backstop
- thunderstorm
- timetable
- bedroom
- today
- fisheye
- doorstop
- teaspoon
- silversmith
- sidewalk
- earthworm
- sideshow
- nearby
- sidekick
- teardrop
- crossover
- sidecar
- showplace
- teapot
- showoff
- teamwork
- shotgun
- shortcake
- scarecrow
- commonplace
- teacup
- scapegoat
- firebox
- sandlot
- sandbox
- riverbanks
- riverbanks
- cottonmouth
- taxpayer
- motorcycle
- sailboat
- backspin
- backlog
- carsick
- motherhood
- tailbone
- mothball
- Grandparent
- cardsharp
- moreover
- telltale
- warlord
- upbeat
- repairman
- buttercup
- moonstone
- tadpole
- moonstone
- dogwood
- moonshine
- redhead
- moonscape
- tabletop
- moonlight
- eyesight
- bookshelf
- tablespoon
- moonbeam
- grandparent
- superstructure
- bodywork
- elsewhere
- superfine
- sunroof
- sunglasses
- sunflower
- grandaunt
- baseball
- meantime
- dishpan
- railway
- standpipe
- standoff
List of Compound words – Infographics 1
- fireproof
- standby
- candid
- meadowland
- bedroll
- crosswalk
- stagehand
- matchbox
- sunfish
- speedboat
- soybean
- someone
- eyeballs
- sundown
- spacewalk
- fatherland
- goodnight
- backhand
- airmen
- carryall
- southwest
- southeast
- slowdown
- Sunday
- stockroom
- slapstick
- skylight
- streetcar
- skylark
- backslap
- skateboard
- stoplight
- goodbye
- rainbow
- allspice
- stonewall
- railway
- backbone
- stickup
- skintight
- glassmaking
- tenfold
- gearshift
- carfare
- stepson
- sixfold
- foresight
- somewhat
- sixfold
- railroad
- foresight
- railroad
- sisterhood
- foresee
- backdrop
- racquetball
- postcard
- sharpshooter
- shopkeeper
- shipload
- daybook
- popcorn
- ponytail
- softball
- firehouse
- target
- taproot
- taproom
- butterflies
- tapeworm
- fishpond
- caretaker
- eardrop
- takeover
- armchair
- taillike
- takeover
- tailgate
- tailcoat
- mainland
- longhouse
- longhorn
- longhand
- airport
- eyewitness
- backlash
- limestone
- lifesaver
- lifelong
- cornstalk
- daylight
- bypass
- airlift
- cabdriver
- crossover
- backlash
- lifelike
- lifeguard
- larkspur
- lapwing
- backside
- Lapland
- landward
- comeback
- landslide
- underbid
- keyword
- background
- keyway
- keystroke
- uptime
- eardrop
- keystroke
- earthward
- jailbird
- Jackson
- bluegrass
- jackpot
- alongside
- dairymaid
- bedclothes
- itself
- crosscut
- turnoff
- bedbug
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List of Compound words – Infographics 2
- foreleg
- ironwork
- intake
- inside
- bookbinder
- inset
- inroad
- carpetbagger
- eggshell
- eyeglasses
- inflow
- forehead
- indoors
- airplane
- waterline
- indoors
- crossbreed
- income
- inchworm
- forehand
- ideal
- sharecropper
- housework
- soapstone
- airmen
- courtyard
- cardboard
- comedown
- setoff
- housework
- housetop
- backlog
- bankroll
- newfound
- highway
- highchair
- highland
- textbook
- bookkeeper
- highball
- highball
- herself
- hereabout
- fishnet
- henchman
- henpeck
- handgun
- handbook
- handball
- hamstring
- haircut
- hamburger
- basketball
- haircut
- gumball
- graveyard
- fruitcup
- firecracker
- fireboat
- carload
- setback
- fisherman
- themselves
- friendship
- throwback
- schoolwork
- forefinger
- throwaway
- carrack
- firearm
- fortnight
- forklift
- tenderfoot
- forgive
- forget
- forever
- forestland
- armpit
- schoolroom
- schoolbus
- forestland
- backdrop
- forearm
- teaspoon
- reddish
- fishhook
- footrest
- footprints
- duckpin
- footnote
- butterscotch
- redcoat
- soapstone
- snowbird
- redcoat
- duckpin
- footlocker
Compound Words List – Infographics 3
- careworn
- footlights
- foothold
- bellboy
- dishwater
- redcap
- egghead
- foothill
- rawhide
- rawboned
- blueberry
- ratline
- bookseller
- football
- rainfall
- counterpart
- raindrop
- overflow
- overcoat
- fireflies
- backhand
- overboard
- countdown
- driveway
- cheesecake
- crosstown
- playthings
- daisywheel
- fishtail
- afternoon
- playhouse
- courtroom
- onetime
- eyewitness
- oneself
- nutcracker
- notebook
- carhop
- northeast
- noisemaker
- pickup
- payroll
- payload
- pawnshop
- playground
- coffeemaker
- pawnbroker
- fishbowl
- firebreak
- candlestick
- pathway
- playback
- dishcloth
- pinwheel
- patchwork
- airport
- daytime
- afterlife
- pinup
- pasteboard
- caveman
- password
- lifeboat
- lifeblood
- aircraft
- pinup
- earring
- leapfrog
- layover
- layout
- layoff
- boldface
- layman
- bluegrass
- lawsuit
- crossbow
- lawsuit
- keystone
- keynote
- crewcut
- keyboard
- pinstripe
- jobholder
- bedrock
- daybreak
- jetport
- dishwasher
- jellyfish
- jellybean
- babysitter
- butternut
- pinpoint
- jellybean
- passport
- eyelid
- anyplace
- jawbreaker
- inpatient
- passport
- caretaker
- inmate
- counterpane
- inland
- inkwell
- woodshop
- brainwash
- inkblot
- soundproof
- snowball
- carpool
- carwash
- passkey
- crossword
- wheelchair
- inhale
- Afterglow
- Buttermilk
- bluefish
- passbook
- infusion
List of Compound words – Infographics 4
- airship
- parkway
- passbook
- pancake
- waxwork
- wayside
- firebomb
- fireball
- waterworks
- snakeskin
- infuse
- infuse
- pacemaker
- eyelash
- housekeeper
- overshoes
- nobody
- horseshoe
- wallflower
- nightfall
- daytime
- newsworthy
- newsroom
- newsletter
- horsehair
- wallboard
- newsdealer
- newscaster
- horsefly
- hookup
- upmarket
- upstage
- uppercase
- uplink
- upload
- honeymoon
- honeybee
- newscaster
- backbreaker
- hometown
- himself
- henceforth
- upcoming
- walkways
- commonplace
- walkout
- waistcoat
- upstate
Compound words – Infographics 5
- upswing
- helpmeet
- helpmate
- carefree
- upturn
- upswing
- whitefish
- upstanding
- heirloom
- hedgehop
- headline
- headlight
- headhunter
- headdress
- graveyard
- grasshopper
- without
- uptown
- daydream
- newsbreak
List Of Compound Words
| Dog | Wood | = | Dogwood |
| Jail | Bait | = | Jailbait |
| Super | Sonic | = | Supersonic |
| Under | Act | = | Teacup |
| Watch | Maker | = | Watchmaker |
| Tape | Worm | = | Underdog |
| Town | Ship | = | Township |
| Slow | Down | = | Slowdown |
| Sound | Proof | = | Soundproof |
| Up | Set | = | Upset |
| Store | Rooms | = | Storerooms |
| Back | Spin | = | Backspin |
| Under | Arm | = | Firehouse |
| Up | Ward | = | Upward |
| Pass | Port | = | Passport |
| Water | Color | = | Watercolor |
| River | Banks | = | Riverbanks |
| Jelly | Fish | = | Jellyfish |
| Skate | Board | = | Skateboard |
| Down | Under | = | Downunder |
| Some | Day | = | Someday |
| Under | Belly | = | Underbelly |
| Super | Impose | = | Superimpose |
| Week | Day | = | Weekday |
| Pepper | Mint | = | Peppermint |
| Back | Log | = | Backlog |
| Fire | Flies | = | Fireflies |
| Rubber | Band | = | Rubberband |
| Some | How | = | Meanwhile |
| Fore | See | = | Foresee |
| Body | Work | = | Bodywork |
| Luke | Warm | = | Lukewarm |
| Dish | cloth | = | Dishcloth |
| It | Self | = | Itself |
| Super | Charge | = | Supercharge |
| Back | Bite | = | Backbite |
| Some | One | = | Someone |
| Day | Book | = | Daybook |
| Long | House | = | Longhouse |
| Fore | Paws | = | Forepaws |
| Waste | Paper | = | Wastepaper |
| Stop | Watch | = | Stopwatch |
| Fish | Tail | = | Fishtail |
| Key | Stone | = | Keystone |
| Under | Estimate | = | Underestimate |
| Fire | Fighter | = | Firefighter |
| Up | Stream | = | Upstream |
| Under | Dog | = | Tapeworm |
| Any | Way | = | Anyway |
| School | House | = | Backstroke |
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