Hyphenation of clout

Are you trying to hyphenate clout? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

clout

Definitions of clout:

1.	A target used in archery
2.	Special advantage or influence The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
3.	A short nail with a flat head Used to attach sheet metal to wood
4.	(boxing) a blow with the fist I gave him a clout on his nose
5.	Strike hard, especially with the fist He clouted his attacker

Synonyms of clout:

noun	target, mark
noun	pull, advantage, vantage
noun	clout nail, nail
noun	punch, poke, lick, biff, blow
verb	strike

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.