hyphen

hyphen is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
2. transitive verb. To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
3. noun. 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

   Synonyms: dash

4. verb. divide or connect with a hyphen

   "hyphenate these words and names"

   Synonyms: hyphenate

Synonyms

dash, hyphenate

Common word forms

hyphens, hyphened, hyphening, hyphenise, hyphenize, hyphenless

Words from these letters

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