Compound Words
3,326 words · valid in Scrabble (NASPA NWL 2023)
Compound words are single words built by joining two shorter words, like BOOKCASE (book + case), RAINBOW (rain + bow) or WATERFALL (water + fall). Every one here is also a valid Scrabble word.
| Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|
| alongside | 11 | 14 |
| anchorman | 16 | 19 |
| anchorperson | 19 | 22 |
| angelfish | 16 | 18 |
| angleworm | 15 | 19 |
| anklebone | 15 | 19 |
| anyhow | 15 | 14 |
| anymore | 12 | 13 |
| anyplace | 15 | 18 |
| anyway | 15 | 14 |
| archangel | 15 | 18 |
| archbishop | 22 | 23 |
| archpriest | 17 | 18 |
| archway | 18 | 17 |
| areaway | 13 | 12 |
| armband | 12 | 15 |
| armchair | 15 | 16 |
| armguard | 12 | 15 |
| armhole | 12 | 13 |
| armpit | 10 | 12 |
| armrest | 9 | 10 |
| armyworm | 18 | 19 |
| arrowhead | 16 | 15 |
| arrowroot | 12 | 12 |
| arrowworm | 17 | 18 |
| artilleryman | 17 | 20 |
| artwork | 14 | 14 |
| assemblyman | 20 | 24 |
| assemblywoman | 25 | 29 |
| babysit | 14 | 15 |
| backache | 21 | 23 |
| backbeat | 18 | 21 |
| backbench | 24 | 28 |
| backbend | 19 | 23 |
| backbite | 18 | 21 |
| backboard | 20 | 23 |
| backbone | 18 | 22 |
| backcloth | 22 | 25 |
| backcross | 19 | 22 |
| backdate | 17 | 19 |
| backdoor | 17 | 19 |
| backdown | 20 | 23 |
| backdrop | 19 | 22 |
| backfield | 21 | 24 |
| backfire | 19 | 21 |
| backflow | 22 | 25 |
| background | 20 | 25 |
| backhand | 20 | 22 |
| backlighting | 25 | 30 |
| backlog | 16 | 20 |