Compound word puzzles are interesting in themselves but also show how things in the world are essentially combinations of other things.

Here's today's Connections answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve New York Times' popular puzzle game, ...

This is a summertime puzzle. I'm going to give you three words starting with the letters H, O, and T. For each set you give me a word that can precede each of mine to complete a compound word or a ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPCC listener Seth Bowling of Long Beach, Calif., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Compound word sets On-air challenge: You'll get three words ...

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two words starting with F. Think of a third word starting with F that can follow my first one and precede my second one, in each case to complete a compound ...

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 ...

There are four different difficulty levels in each game -- each group of four fits in one. Yellow is the easiest, then green, then blue, and the hardest is purple, smugly labeled "tricky" by the NYT ...

NPR's Tamara Keith plays the puzzle with KQED listener Craig Hamiliton of Mountain View, Calif., and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Puzzles that play on this feature can be called simply “compound word” puzzles. You are given synonyms, paraphrases, etc. for each part of the compound word, and you will have to figure out ...

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 ...