Is HYPHEN a word?
HYPHEN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 17 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HYPHEN is a valid word.
What does hyphen mean?
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.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HYPHEN: word details
- Pronunciation: HEYE-fuhn (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside hyphen
Words you can make from the letters of hyphen.
Solve a whole rack, not just HYPHEN
HYPHEN is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HYPHEN mean?
HYPHEN is a noun. It means: 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.
Is HYPHEN a valid word?
Yes, HYPHEN is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.