hyphen
/haɪfən/
verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables17 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
NOUNDivide or connect with a hyphen.
“hyphenate these words and names”
1
A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text.
WORD FORMS
Related formhyphenate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinenhyphay
Starts & ends withH … N
Syllableshy · phen
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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