Writer's Cramp Riddle

Riddle: My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp. What am I?

Answer: Hyphen. The first two lines yield high-fen. A hyphen is used by a writer to tie (or cramp) two words together.

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My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp. What am I? — Writer's cramp riddle by Anonymous v1.

Riddle: My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp. What am I? Answer: Hyphen. The first two lines yield high-fen. A hyphen is used by a writer to tie (or cramp) two words together. — by Anonymous v2.