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Compound Directions
Can you find the one word for each list that can be added to the end of each word in its list to create a new word, compound word, or phrase?
round
show
throw
grow
out
be
in
sub
put
shake
get
hoe
round
show
throw
grow
out
be
in
sub
put
shake
get
hoe
Hint
The three words can be combined together to create a compound word.Answer
upside
down
upside-down!
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I'm glad i get the chance to coment first on this teaser, i like the ideea of it very much.
The "throw-up" thingy made me feel a bit icky though , but this still remaines a good teaser, so keep them coming !
The "throw-up" thingy made me feel a bit icky though , but this still remaines a good teaser, so keep them coming !
They say two out of three isn't bad, but 2/3 doesn't get the answer. (Just in case you were wondering, I got up and down)
I only got one of them...
Great job. I got them all and enjoyed it!
Sorry to make you queasy smarty
This one was long in coming. I've had the idea and the list for a long time , but I was trying to turn it into a Rebus somehow.
I am glad you are enjoying it!
This one was long in coming. I've had the idea and the list for a long time , but I was trying to turn it into a Rebus somehow.
I am glad you are enjoying it!
Don't worry about it tamjp. I still like it very much and, will love to see more of these coming from you.
First thought we had to choose a word from each list and almost gave up. Poor reading on my part, not a flaw in your wording. After realizing we had the entire English language from which to choose, it was easy and fun. Nice.
i also was trying words in list, then bang! lightbulb! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,excellent
I've learned on Braingle to expect such quality teasers from you tamip .. having the answers form a new compound word really elevates it to a 1st class language teaser that is solvable and as a result, fun!
Due to the fact that opossums spend most of their time "upside-down," they would have found this teaser easy if they had access to it through a computer. Try and fool the opossums next time please.
Whoa, Teaser Of The Day!!! Awesome! Great job tam!
Fun and I got them all without a hint
cute, but real easy, keep `em coming tho`
How many different ways can I spell PUKE?
Seriously, I need to know. Please help!!
Seriously, I need to know. Please help!!
very nice job..it was great fun
i dont get it???
Good one! I got the first two right away, but couldn't think of the last one. My fault for not reading the directions carefully. I didn't realize we were trying to come up with another compound word at the end.
the directions were confusing but great job keep em coming
Good teaser
I liked it! Good job!
I enjoyed reading the answer.
a two for one - super job and fun to do, fun to share
I, too, did not read the directions well enough. I thought they ALL had to be compound words!
I found this one fun and easy; the directions seemed clear to me. Great job!
Llama Llover, get a life, man! Your comments are really unwarranted and mean-spirited.
Llama Llover, get a life, man! Your comments are really unwarranted and mean-spirited.
I really enjoyed this one too. Made me think!
I agree redneck woman - llama lover needs help.
I agree redneck woman - llama lover needs help.
That was nice thanks for putting this one on.
I only got the last one. Clever.
lol
very funny good job
nice.
Loved this one Grrrreat, Going in my favorites Thank you.
I couldn't get any of them. Good job on teaser.
wow this was liek sooooo amazing!! i have never seen anything so mesmerising in my entire life ( almost 8 years!!) it was almost as facinatingly beautiful as my pony, Nasedfuk. (Thats norweigen for nasdefuk) Great teasser!! : : l: over
That's cute, good job .
I liked it, made you think, even if it was easy.
That was terrific!! I like that the three answers made a word themselves!!
Way fun....way easy...I love the 'word' teasers. More-more
loved it! had to call my roommate in to help me though. I read the directions wrong too. I just signed on today and what a start. Oh, and don't worry about the negative comments. (opposums-get real man) The teaser was great! keep em comin'.
clever but easy
Okay, Llama-lover had a lame comment, but I can't say I absolutely loved this one, either; but I can give a good reason:
While most ppl apparently had no problem figuring out how to do it, some ppl did, and I think the instructions are a little confusing. I know I was confused at first. The hint didn't help at first either, but after a few minutes I figured it out, and got it right. Maybe an example with an unrelated group of 4 words will help. For instance:
blabber, loud, mush, open. The connecting word would be "mouth."
What do you guys think?
While most ppl apparently had no problem figuring out how to do it, some ppl did, and I think the instructions are a little confusing. I know I was confused at first. The hint didn't help at first either, but after a few minutes I figured it out, and got it right. Maybe an example with an unrelated group of 4 words will help. For instance:
blabber, loud, mush, open. The connecting word would be "mouth."
What do you guys think?
Wow! I had the honor of being Teaser of the Day and missed it!
Thanks again Jake!
Thanks to all who took the time to comment. Negatively or positively. Sorry for any confusion.
Glad most of you enjoyed it! This one was niggling around in my mind for a while.
Thanks for the kudos dear smarty! I miss playing on the forums with you
Fulanito! That sounds like the great start to another teaser!
Thanks again
Thanks again Jake!
Thanks to all who took the time to comment. Negatively or positively. Sorry for any confusion.
Glad most of you enjoyed it! This one was niggling around in my mind for a while.
Thanks for the kudos dear smarty! I miss playing on the forums with you
Fulanito! That sounds like the great start to another teaser!
Thanks again
I didn't get it... I probably could have, but I didn't have time to sit and think about it...
I've been there No worries
This one was enterestig . I liked it!
I didn't get this right as I thought I must have the wrong answer, that throw up etc was not one word
that was a neat teaser and I got them all after alot of thought thank you for this great teaser
THE NAY SAYER AM I, BUT NOT TODAY.
VERY GOOD. KIND OF EASY, BUT VERY GOOD. UP THE ANTE NEXT TIME PLEASE.
VERY GOOD. KIND OF EASY, BUT VERY GOOD. UP THE ANTE NEXT TIME PLEASE.
Feeling dumb!! lol I didnt get it!
I had a brain-cramp on the instructions as well. Otherwise, cute concept. Thanks for submitting.
It was pretty good. I am not a language buff but I like to try anyways. I got the last one easy but the first two I had trouble with.
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work.
sorry ..didnt care for it..not my kind of teaser...thumbs down..
wow....not even one.... talk about your brain cramps.......zzzzzz im not feeling it today......but good one anyway....... maybe tomorrow i will be more awake.......
l8tr g8trs, kitty
l8tr g8trs, kitty
I'm still shaking my head. I totally misread the directions, but even if I had read them correctly, I probably would only have gotten the first one. Really good teaser.
pretty easy but still good
I got the first one and the last one, but had to use the hint for the middle one; then felt silly for having used it. Great teaser!
Since I didn't read the hint, I solved it, but not using words that could form a new word when put together. That should be part of the puzzle from the beginning, because it's really cool, and adds a second layer to the challenge.
I had all the same words, but I used "set" instead of "side" (outset, beset, inset, subset). So, it works, but it wouldn't have worked in the final phrase (upset down? hee). I would have had to go back and figure it out again, which adds that extra fun challenge.
Good teaser!
I had all the same words, but I used "set" instead of "side" (outset, beset, inset, subset). So, it works, but it wouldn't have worked in the final phrase (upset down? hee). I would have had to go back and figure it out again, which adds that extra fun challenge.
Good teaser!
Pretty good. I had fun, though I thought it was a bit easy...
I completely misunderstood the directions...I tried to take a word from each list and add it to the end of each word in the list. OOPS.
Got them all quickly, no hint, no problem, and then when I noticed the answers made another phrase!!
Easy and fun!!!
Thanks for submitting!
Easy and fun!!!
Thanks for submitting!
I like word games like these!
great teaser, did the same as matt, totally missunderstood the
question, feeling kind of foolish right now
question, feeling kind of foolish right now
and on top of that can't seem to spell today either
I only got up. Maybe next time I'll do better.
got them all-super teaser. keep them coming
It was a good teaser , however I read it wrong & thought the word had to be within the list.
When I looked the answer up I think I would have been OK with this one. had I read more carefully. o'well
Good Job keep sending em' in!
When I looked the answer up I think I would have been OK with this one. had I read more carefully. o'well
Good Job keep sending em' in!
Thats great I like it
Did the same as j9mattfield and Mon05!
Feeling foolish too!
Feeling foolish too!
Liked the teaser . Made me have to think . something I don't get enuf practice at.
I had the same directions misunderstanding as many others, leading me to believe they were poorly written.
May 08, 2007
too easy remember doing these in elementary school....sorry
I liked it. Had to actually stop and think about one of them before I had them all.
May 08, 2007
on the second one, does "come" work as well?
Ouch the directions were -- oh well not so good, but when i saw the answer i understood it.
Awesome puzzle, not too hard, not too easy.
directions kind of confused me at first, but once i found the answer i got ot! pretty fun!
I somehow thought the first one was "off"... Great teaser though!
this question made no cence at all
To those that enjoyed it thanks.
To those that we confused, I totally understand
It didn't seem that way in '05 when I wrote it but...
the first thing I thought of when I re read it today was "Darn that is a confusing run-on question"
I have made better teaser if you want to check them out
Of course I have made worse ones too
I need to buckle down and crank out a few brilliant ones!
To those that we confused, I totally understand
It didn't seem that way in '05 when I wrote it but...
the first thing I thought of when I re read it today was "Darn that is a confusing run-on question"
I have made better teaser if you want to check them out
Of course I have made worse ones too
I need to buckle down and crank out a few brilliant ones!
Hope you can read that with all the typos!
Have fun Braingling everyone!
Have fun Braingling everyone!
I thought the first one was "out".
I also got stuck on the second one- I thought it was "come" even though it didn't completely fit.
I also got stuck on the second one- I thought it was "come" even though it didn't completely fit.
Good Job!
Thats great I like it
I still don't get it
Cute.
Don't sweat it tamip. I commented on the directions, but have two of yours in my short list of faves! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks Badger
I will keep them coming!
They come slowly but I have a few more in me
Did you see my new one?
I will keep them coming!
They come slowly but I have a few more in me
Did you see my new one?
i misread for each list and thought it said from each list and it was over for me.
I messed up. I thought I had to add a word from each list to the end of the other words in the list.
Got it after the hint.
Got the first and third but needed the hint for the second. Great teaser!
Thanks for the teaser, it was fun!
SET will also work for the second list.
I also used 'set' for the second group
I liked it very much! Was able to get them all-always makes a teaser more endearing to me!
I got "up" and "down," but had trouble on "side" until I read the hint. Fun, and clever how it all comes together at the end! 3 stars fun.
Count me among those who did not understand the directions. I too thought of taking a word from one list to make a word in the other list. Finally peeked at the very first answer before getting it, and then breezed through. It turned out to be likeable.
This was the perfect teaser for me in the morning. I didn't even have to stress my brain. Keep 'em coming!
Good one...but I also got "set" for the second group. It would have been nice to add in the instructions that the 3 "answers", when put together, would then also result in a common phrase. js...
Thank you!
Set is good
I put the extra help for the compound solution in the hints :-)
Set is good
I put the extra help for the compound solution in the hints :-)
wolfpackW2
In the second set the word " set " also works
Yes, tripleam5, the word "set" does indeed work for the second group of words, but spoils the generation of the turn of phrase "upside-down".
Much easier then yesterday's teaser.
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got all the words very quickly.
Also went with "set" in the middle. But then I read the hint and realized that wouldn't work. I think the hint should've been part of the question. Either way, pretty good teaser.
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