Hyphenation of relay

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

re-lay

Definitions of relay:

1.	The act of passing something along from one person or group to another The relay was successful
2.	A crew of workers who relieve another crew
3.	A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
4.	A race between teams Each member runs or swims part of the distance
5.	Electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
6.	Pass along Please relay the news to the villagers
7.	Control or operate by relay

Synonyms of relay:

noun	passage, handing over
noun	electrical relay, electrical device
verb	communicate, pass on, pass, put across
verb	operate, control

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.