Hyphenation of riot

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

ri-ot

Definitions of riot:

1.	A public act of violence by an unruly mob
2.	A state of disorder involving group violence
3.	A joke that seems extremely funny
4.	A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
5.	Take part in a riot Disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot Students were rioting everywhere in 1968
6.	Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking They were out carousing last night

Synonyms of riot:

noun	public violence, violence, force
noun	rioting, disorder
noun	belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
noun	orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry, revel, revelry
verb	rampage
verb	carouse, roister, revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail

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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.