COMPOUND LINKS I

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December 15, 2018 and Spring, 2019

 

Think of a compound word that can fill the blank in each link below such that the initial word and the first part of the compound word make up another compound word, and the second part of the missing compound word plus the final word make up yet another compound word - giving three consecutive compound words. For example, given

 

HEDGE ________ CLOTH, the missing compound word would be HOGWASH - as in HEDGEHOG, HOGWASH, WASHCLOTH. 

 

1. LIP ________ WHEEL

2. ANT ________ WALK

3. PLAY ________ WALK

4. TRADE ________ PIPE

5. EGG ________ CLOTH

6. BITTER ________ THROB

7. WEEK ________HEARTED 

HINTS:

First letter of the missing compound word:

1. S

2. H

3. B

4. W

5. W

6. S

7. N

Answers:

 

1. lipSTICKPINwheel

2. antHILLSIDEwalk

3. playBILLBOARDwalk

4. tradeWINDBAGpipe

5. eggWHITEWASHcloth

6. bitterSWEETHEARTthrob

7. weekNIGHTLIGHThearted