Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
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.
- 2transitive verb
To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
- 3noun
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
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- 4verb
divide or connect with a hyphen
"hyphenate these words and names"
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