Blending Compound Words. 4/1/2025 | 1m 4s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Practicing with compound words is an easy way for a child to expand their vocabulary. Aired 04/01/2025 ...

While 'nobody' is one word, 'no one' consists of two. (Besides, no one should ever write 'noone' because, well, it looks like it must be the British spelling of 'noon.' ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUER listener Elisabeth Larsen and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

On-air challenge: You'll get three words starting with the letters C, P, and R (as in the life-saving technique).For each set, give a fourth word that can follow to complete compound words or ...

The list goes on: afternoon, earthquake, popcorn, graveyard, airport—all of these words just work. Other compound words … not so much. A nightmare is not a nocturnal horse.