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hyphen


hyphen - 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

    • hyphen - verb

    • divide or connect with a hyphen

    hyphen - thesaurus

    dash   hyphenate  


    View spelling list ph words - set 2 and learn about the word hyphen in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2.

    Scrabble score for hyphen

    h is 4 y is 4 p is 3 h is 4 e is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 17

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