Hyphenation of congest

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word congest? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-gest

Definitions of congest:

1.	Become or cause to become obstructed The leaves clog our drains in the Fall The water pipe is backed up

Synonyms of congest:

verb	clog, choke off, clog up, back up, choke, foul, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

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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.