Clues for the word "HYPHEN"
We've had 51 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 68 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on March 08, 2025.
Definition of hyphen
- n. - A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
- v. t. - To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
Referring Clues
- Word connector
- Connecting mark
- Big-time connection?
- Punctuation in "patty-cake"
- Top-row key
- Certain punctuation mark
- E-mail connection?
- Punctuation in "patty-cake"
- Wi-fi connection?
- Dash's kin
- It's handy if you have to break your word
- It's useful if you break your word
- It helps if you break your word
- It helps when you break your word
- Dash
- -
- Character in "Scooby-Doo"?
- Dash connecting words
- Character in "Ben-Hur"?
- It's under an underscore
- Short stroke joining words
- Jack-in-the-box part
- Part of some surnames
- Postnuptial adoption, at times
- Mark for dividing words
- Writer's dash
- Tex-Mex ingredient?
- Punctuation mark
- Dash breaking word
- It links up with double-barrelled names
- Stroke between syllables or words
- Joiner of words
- Sign joining words
- Line in a double-barrelled name, say
- Dash into dress-rehearsal, say
- Part of a 100-yard dash
- A little-known connection?
- Dash of brown sauce coating young chicken
- Line some still use in email and voicemail
- Punctuation mark in the word "good-looking"
- Joiner given publicity round hospital (northern)
- Tailless beast outside pub, one in Glyn-Neath
- Some high-water mark?
- Dash's cousin
- Just a line to say there's going to be a merger
- Punctuation in "pop-up"
- In name, a link
- A short dash
- Honky-tonk line?
- Top-notch mark?
- One of two in a jack-o'-lantern?
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - March 08, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 13, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 15, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 09, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - March 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 26, 2022
- USA Today - October 21, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - July 11, 2022
- Your Life Choices - June 24, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - June 19, 2022
- Daily Celebrity - February 02, 2018
- Guardian Quiptic - November 06, 2017
- Mirror Quick - August 05, 2017
- Your Life Choices - August 01, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 22, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 12, 2017
- Guardian Quick - November 28, 2016
- Netword - July 23, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 12, 2016
- Guardian Quiptic - August 17, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - May 17, 2015
- Jonesin - March 31, 2015
- New York Times - March 15, 2015
- Guardian Prize - January 10, 2015
- Family Time - January 13, 2014
- And in 38 more crossword puzzles...