`hyphenation`

Pack: wordnik · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wordnik/mcp

Return hyphenation breakpoints and syllable stress for a word from Wordnik’s hyphenation endpoint.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required
`word`	string	yes
`sourceDictionary`	string	no
`useCanonical`	boolean	no
`limit`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "word": "antidisestablishmentarianism"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wordnik/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"hyphenation","arguments":{"word":"antidisestablishmentarianism"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('hyphenation', {
  "word": "antidisestablishmentarianism"
});

Response shape

Always returns: items, count

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array
`count`	integer	Number of items returned.

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "text": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Hyphenated form"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Hyphenation type"
          },
          "sourceDictionary": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Source dictionary"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of items returned."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "items",
    "count"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wordnik": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wordnik/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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