Hyphenation of northwests

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

north-wests

Definitions of northwests:

1.	The northwestern region of the United States
2.	The direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
3.	The compass point midway between north and west At 315 degrees
4.	A location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
5.	Situated in or oriented toward the northwest
6.	Coming from the northwest Northwesterly winds
7.	To, toward, or in the northwest

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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.