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Hyphens

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noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of hyphen

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does hyphens mean?

noun

  1. 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

    Synonymsdash

verb

  1. divide or connect with a hyphen

    “hyphenate these words and names”

    Synonymshyphenate

Definitions shown for hyphen, the base form of hyphens.

Is HYPHENS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is HYPHENS worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
h 4y 4p 3h 4e 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
h 3y 3p 4h 3e 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

19 pts
h 4y 4p 4h 4e 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
h 3y 4p 3h 3e 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HYPHENS

Words that end like HYPHENS

Common words that share the ending -ENS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

happensdozensevensopensgardenshardensheavenslistenssaddenssickenschickensshortenstokensfrightensthreatensbarrensbrazensburdensdampensdarkensdeadensdeepensfastensfattens
All words ending in -ENS

Hyphens: quick answers

Is HYPHENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HYPHENS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HYPHENS worth?
HYPHENS scores 18 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hyphens mean?
hyphens is the plural and third-person singular form of hyphen, which 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”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HYPHENS?
You can make 66 shorter words from HYPHENS, such as HYPHEN, HYPES, HYPE, HYPS. See the full list.