The hyphen ( ‐ ) is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The hyphen is normally confused with dashes and the minus sign.They are both longer than a hyphen.

These are 5 examples of words with a hyphen.

Ice-skate. Examples The girl was late for ice-skating.

Build-up The boy had trouble with the build-up of his story.

Part-time The lady works part-time.

Check-in The family of four had to check-in to their hotel room.

Send-off The class gave the boy who was leaving a send-off.

Worn-out The old top was worn-out.