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Compound words: spelling bee words

Two words joined into one: sunflower, toothbrush, passport, grasshopper. Spell each part, and keep every letter of both.

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Compound words

A compound keeps both words whole, even when a letter doubles where they meet (bookkeeper, roommate).

rainbow
cupcake
snowman
popcorn
sandbox
sunshine
teapot
outside
inside
sunflower
football
butterfly
toothbrush
bedroom
backpack
homework
starfish
pancake
notebook
playground
raincoat
weekend
something
birthday
doorbell
snowflake
bookshelf
sidewalk
fireplace
grasshopper
thunderstorm
waterfall
lighthouse
skateboard
everybody
afternoon
basketball
moonlight
scarecrow
strawberry
toothpaste
watermelon
newspaper
wheelchair
earthquake
airport
passport
headphones
roommate
bookkeeper

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Also on Peabody: the Words place, words that start with each letter, spelling games and the Daily Word. Teachers: the weekly lists these come from are on Peabody Teach.

How this list was made: Compound words from Peabody's grade banks, and a set of everyday compounds written for this list; every one is two whole words joined.

These are Peabody's own words, built from our grade word banks. They are not the Scripps School Spelling Bee Study List, which belongs to Scripps and is given to enrolled schools. Have the school's sheet? Ask the teacher; schools get it from Scripps at spellingbee.com. Checked 31 October 2026 · Free, no account, nothing you do here leaves this device · v0.2.0