hyphenation
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 11
/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
Definition of hyphenation
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.
“Print the article without hyphenation if you're not sure where to put them.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From hyphen + -ation.
Words you can make from hyphenation
200+ playable · top: THEOPHANY (20 pts)
Best play theophany 20 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
36 words- HYPHAE 17 pts
- HYPHEN 17 pts
- HEATHY 15 pts
- APHONY 14 pts
- PHONEY 14 pts
- PHYTIN 14 pts
- PHYTON 14 pts
- PYTHON 14 pts
- TYPHON 14 pts
- HAPTEN 11 pts
- HATPIN 11 pts
- OPHITE 11 pts
- PAINTY 11 pts
- PINYON 11 pts
- POINTY 11 pts
- TEAPOY 11 pts
- ANYONE 9 pts
- ETHION 9 pts
- NINETY 9 pts
- TANNOY 9 pts
- OPIATE 8 pts
- PANINO 8 pts
- PANTIE 8 pts
- PATINE 8 pts
- PENNIA 8 pts
- PINETA 8 pts
- PINNAE 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- PONENT 8 pts
- TENPIN 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- ANOINT 6 pts
- EONIAN 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- NATION 6 pts
5-letter words
72 words- HYPHA 16 pts
- EPHAH 13 pts
- HEAPY 13 pts
- PHONY 13 pts
- PITHY 13 pts
- HEATH 11 pts
- HINNY 11 pts
- HONEY 11 pts
- HYENA 11 pts
- ATOPY 10 pts
- PANTY 10 pts
- PEATY 10 pts
- PENNY 10 pts
- PEONY 10 pts
- PHONE 10 pts
- PIETY 10 pts
- PINEY 10 pts
- PINNY 10 pts
- TEPOY 10 pts
- TOPHE 10 pts
- TOPHI 10 pts
- YAPON 10 pts
- ANNOY 8 pts
- ANYON 8 pts
- ATONY 8 pts
- HAINT 8 pts
- HENNA 8 pts
- HONAN 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- NINTH 8 pts
- TENNY 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- TINNY 8 pts
- TONEY 8 pts
- YENTA 8 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPINE 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PAINT 7 pts
- PANNE 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATIN 7 pts
- PATIO 7 pts
- PENNA 7 pts
- PENNI 7 pts
- PIANO 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PINNA 7 pts
- PINON 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TENNO 5 pts
- TENON 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TONNE 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- HYPE 12 pts
- HYPO 12 pts
- AHOY 10 pts
- HATH 10 pts
- HETH 10 pts
- HIYA 10 pts
- HOYA 10 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- NYAH 10 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- OPAH 9 pts
- PATH 9 pts
- PATY 9 pts
- PHAT 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PHON 9 pts
- PHOT 9 pts
- PINY 9 pts
- PITH 9 pts
- PITY 9 pts
- PONY 9 pts
- PYIN 9 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- OATH 7 pts
- OATY 7 pts
- OHIA 7 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- ANON 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- NANO 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NONA 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
Hooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to hyphenation to make another valid word.
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