Is HYPHENS a word?
HYPHENS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 57 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HYPHENS is a valid word.
What does hyphens mean?
HYPHENS is an inflected form of 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.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HYPHENS: word details
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 17 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 hyphens
Words you can make from the letters of hyphens.
Solve a whole rack, not just HYPHENS
HYPHENS 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 HYPHENS mean?
HYPHENS is an inflected form of hyphen and 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 HYPHENS a valid word?
Yes, HYPHENS is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 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.