Hyphens

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of hyphen: punctuation marks used to join compound words or to divide words at line breaks.

“She used hyphens to link the adjectives in the compound modifier before the noun.”

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Synonyms

dashes connectors

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains PH and Y, ends in -ENS, the PH cluster is the key distinguishing feature

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Scrabble

Worth 17 points, P and Y both score above average and the -ENS suffix hooks well on a board

Words Related to Hyphens

Words you can make from Hyphens

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hyphens”.

hyphen hypes pensy pheny espy hens hyne hype hyps pens phys syph yens

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