11 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
noun division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
noun connecting syllables and words by hyphens
originEtymology tree English hyphen Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English hyphenation From hyphen + -ation.
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