Pattern
Compound Phrases
The answer pairs with different words to build recurring compounds and set phrases. Clues describe the partners, not the answer itself.
Example. House, wall, and alarm all pair with fire in everyday compounds. The clues describe those partners, and the answer is fire.
How Compound Phrases works
Recognition guide
If the clues seem like random nouns, try sticking a short candidate on the front or back of each one. Fire house, fire wall, fire alarm. All three should sound like words people actually use, in the correct order.
Order matters. Fire alarm is real; alarm fire is not. Say both versions out loud. Everyday compounds are what this pattern wants, not clever inventions.
Matching puzzles
Puzzles using Compound Phrases
Solve these cold first, then compare your reasoning with the explanation on each page.
| # | Date | Category | Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 912 | Oct 29, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 905 | Oct 22, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 899 | Oct 16, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 891 | Oct 08, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 880 | Sep 27, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 878 | Sep 25, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 872 | Sep 19, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 871 | Sep 18, 2026 | Places | medium | Open |
| 870 | Sep 17, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 868 | Sep 15, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 865 | Sep 12, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 863 | Sep 10, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 862 | Sep 09, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 858 | Sep 05, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 856 | Sep 03, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 850 | Aug 28, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 845 | Aug 23, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 838 | Aug 16, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 836 | Aug 14, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 828 | Aug 06, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 824 | Aug 02, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 822 | Jul 31, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 815 | Jul 24, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 808 | Jul 17, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 800 | Jul 09, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 799 | Jul 08, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 795 | Jul 04, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 793 | Jul 02, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 789 | Jun 28, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 787 | Jun 26, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 785 | Jun 24, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 780 | Jun 19, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 773 | Jun 12, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 768 | Jun 07, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 767 | Jun 06, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 765 | Jun 04, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 760 | May 30, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 758 | May 28, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 752 | May 22, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 746 | May 16, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 739 | May 09, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 731 | May 01, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 730 | Apr 30, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 726 | Apr 26, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 724 | Apr 24, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 717 | Apr 17, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 712 | Apr 12, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 710 | Apr 10, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 708 | Apr 08, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 702 | Apr 02, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 695 | Mar 26, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 690 | Mar 21, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 688 | Mar 19, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 684 | Mar 15, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 683 | Mar 14, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 681 | Mar 12, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 678 | Mar 09, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 677 | Mar 08, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 673 | Mar 04, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 661 | Feb 20, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 660 | Feb 19, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 656 | Feb 15, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 653 | Feb 12, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 650 | Feb 09, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 646 | Feb 05, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 639 | Jan 29, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 633 | Jan 23, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 632 | Jan 22, 2026 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 625 | Jan 15, 2026 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 601 | Dec 22, 2025 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 597 | Dec 18, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 588 | Dec 09, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 574 | Nov 25, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 571 | Nov 22, 2025 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 545 | Oct 27, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 543 | Oct 25, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 542 | Oct 24, 2025 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 541 | Oct 23, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 540 | Oct 22, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 538 | Oct 20, 2025 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 537 | Oct 19, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 534 | Oct 16, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 532 | Oct 14, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 530 | Oct 12, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 527 | Oct 09, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 525 | Oct 07, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 519 | Oct 01, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 514 | Sep 26, 2025 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 507 | Sep 19, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 506 | Sep 18, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 502 | Sep 14, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 501 | Sep 13, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 498 | Sep 10, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 492 | Sep 04, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 491 | Sep 03, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 488 | Aug 31, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 481 | Aug 24, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 469 | Aug 12, 2025 | Wordplay | medium | Open |
| 468 | Aug 11, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 460 | Aug 03, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 459 | Aug 02, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 458 | Aug 01, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 454 | Jul 28, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 450 | Jul 24, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 448 | Jul 22, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 446 | Jul 20, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 441 | Jul 15, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 438 | Jul 12, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 437 | Jul 11, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 425 | Jun 29, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 424 | Jun 28, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 416 | Jun 20, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 409 | Jun 13, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 396 | May 31, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 388 | May 23, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 382 | May 17, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
| 374 | May 09, 2025 | Wordplay | easy | Open |
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