Count Syllables

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Create a function that counts the number of syllables a word has. Each syllable is separated with a dash -.

Examples

numberSyllables("buf-fet") ➞ 2

numberSyllables("beau-ti-ful") ➞ 3

numberSyllables("mon-u-men-tal") ➞ 4

numberSyllables("on-o-mat-o-poe-ia") ➞ 6

Notes

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