hyphenate
/haɪfə,neɪt/
verb
9 letters3 syllables20 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
VERB
1
Divide or connect with a hyphen.
“hyphenate these words and names”
WORD FORMS
Related formhyphen
Related formhyphenation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®20 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word40 points
Triple word60 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinenatehyphay
Starts & ends withH … E
Syllableshy · phen · ate
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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