Compound Word Game

A compound word is a single word made up of two different words joined to form one word.

##Rules:

Eg: woodwork (wood + work)

In this game, people must change either the first half or second half of the word, to form another compound word.

Eg: housework or woodlouse

After this is done, the person suggests another compound word for other people to form another compound word from.


##Additional rules:

Each half of the compound word must be a legitimate standalone word (Not abbreviations either). So most Greek/Latin prefixes/suffixes are out. (Those are too simple anyway)

So no | geoscience → geolocation | nor | geoscience → pseudoscience fearsome → fearless (change of affix) | (That is too simple anyway.)

If it requires a hyphen, then it’s also not allowed.

So no | blue-collar → blue-black | nor | blue-collar → white-collar | (Don’t even post any compound word with a hyphen)

Last but not least, do not change the spelling of the half of the word that you keep.

So no handshake → handyman (or vice versa)

Edit: Do not change the position of the half of the word you keep!

So no shipyardyardstick


OK let me start with an easy one:

Butterfly

1 Like

Butterscotch

Notebook

Bankbook

Honeymoon

1 Like

Honeycomb

Hairbrush

Hairstyle

Lifetime

2 Likes

Timepiece

Flagship

Airship

Runway

1 Like

Runaway

Myself

OT: Actually you’re not supposed to change the position of the half of the word you keep. I’ll update the rules.

Himself

Playboy

1 Like

Ok

Playlist

Headphones

Playground

Goldfish

1 Like

Handphones

Silverfish

Headquaters

1 Like

Headband

Loudspeaker

Loudmouth

Livestock

1 Like

LiveWire (It’s a circuit building software)

Gearbox

Chatterbox

Passport

1 Like

Passable

Tardis :stuck_out_tongue:

Tarama

Earplug(s) [OT: Use the ‘s’ if required]

1 Like

YUM!

Earphone

Backpack

1 Like

What’s an ‘ama’ ?

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