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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word newspaper.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

junior

boozer

caper

cooper

cruiser

draper

duper

grouper

hooper

looper

loser

paper

scooper

scraper

stupor

super

taper

trooper

user

vapor

hoosier

booster

rooster

grolier

bagpipes

larkspur

oldster

clothier

acer

acre

agar

aver

bailer

bailor

baker

bloomer

boomer

bowyer

bracer

breaker

browser

capper

cater

chaser

clapper

cooler

cooter

cougar

craker

crater

craver

crooner

dapper

diaper

drainer

euchre

facer

fader

faker

favor

flapper

flavor

framer

frater

freighter

gager

gainer

gaiter

grader

grater

graver

groomer

groover

hater

hepper

hooter

hoover

humor

humour

jager

jailer

keeper

labor

labour

laker

later

laver

leper

lepre

looter

loper

luger

lunar

luter

mainor

maker

mouser

mover

nadir

namer

neighbor

neuter

pacer

pepper

pewter

piper

planer

plater

paver

pooler

poser

prater

pruner

quaker

quaver

racer

raider

raker

rapper

rater

raver

reaper

roofer

rooter

roper

roser

rouser

router

ruler

rumor

sabre

sailer

sailor

saker

saver

savor

schooner

shader

shaker

shaver

shooter

slater

sapper

scalar

skater

sleeper

snapper

sooner

souter

spader

stater

steeper

stepper

sucre

suitor

sutor

sweeper

taber

tabor

tailor

taker

tamer

tapper

thaler

tracer

trader

trailer

trainer

traitor

trapper

tuber

tudor

tumor

tuner

tutor

viper

wader

wafer

waiter

waiver

waver

whaler

wiper

wrapper

hipster

bagpipe

holster

quipster

sumpter

templar

bolster

roadster

sampler

sculptor

tipster

bather

closure

crozier

future

gauger

glacier

major

nature

pager

smoother

stager

suture

wager

yager

sculpture

longspur

brayer

chewer

hewer

asper

payer

sayer

stayer

ampere

boulder

player

strayer

prayer

bolter

preyer

sewer

boulter

ewer

layer

viewer

slayer

bouncer

bounder

bumper

camper

captor

carper

chamber

chapter

coaster

collier

colter

coulter

counter

coupler

crisper

damper

dumper

failure

figure

flounder

folder

founder

grounder

guzzler

hamper

harper

havier

hellier

helper

hesper

holder

jasper

jumper

lumper

metier

monsieur

moulder

mumper

ouster

painter

pamper

polder

poplar

poster

poulter

pounder

prosper

puzzler

raptor

roaster

rounder

brewer

savior

scalper

scamper

sceptre

sharper

shoulder

shrimper

simper

sounder

stamper

stumper

tamper

taster

temper

tenure

thumper

toaster

torpor

vesper

waster

whimper

fluor

mayor

skewer

sprayer

whisper

capture

changer

danger

granger

manger

ranger

rapture

rupture

scripture

soldier

stranger

ambler

baxter

dexter

chandler

centner

antler

forster

huckster

gambler

hamster

handler

lobster

minster

monster

partner

rambler

spinster

temblor

trickster

tumbler

vintner

waltzer

transfer

ulster

warbler

webster

beaker

beater

beaver

biter

blazer

boiler

bolar

boner

booker

bowler

breeder

broiler

broker

caesar

chauffeur

cheater

chipper

chopper

buzzer

cedar

causer

chowder

cleaner

cider

cipher

cleaver

climber

clipper

closer

clover

coiner

comber

cooker

copper

creamer

croaker

croker

cropper

crowder

crowner

cypher

dauber

dealer

dieter

diner

dipper

diver

donor

doubter

downer

dreamer

driver

dropper

drover

eager

eater

eger

feeder

feeler

femur

fever

fibre

fifer

fighter

filer

finer

flipper

floater

footer

fowler

freezer

fuller

geyser

glazer

glider

gomer

gopher

grazer

greaser

griever

gripper

grocer

guider

healer

hearer

heater

heifer

hider

homer

hooker

hopper

howler

joiner

joker

juror

kaiser

keeler

keener

keever

kipper

laser

lawyer

lazar

leader

leaguer

leamer

leaser

leaver

lemur

lighter

liner

loader

loafer

loiter

looker

maser

mazer

meter

metre

miner

minor

miser

mitre

moder

motor

nipper

ochre

odor

ogre

oiler

omer

outer

over

owner

pauper

peeler

peter

pleaser

poker

polar

popper

pouter

powder

powter

praetor

primer

proper

prowler

puller

raiser

razor

reader

reamer

reaver

reefer

reiter

rhymer

rider

righter

rimer

ripper

riser

roller

rotor

rover

ryder

sawyer

schemer

scissor

screamer

scriber

scupper

sealer

seeker

segar

shiner

shipper

shopper

shriner

shriver

sider

signer

siver

sizer

skipper

skiver

slicer

slider

slipper

smoker

sneaker

snider

soaker

sober

soder

solar

speaker

speeder

spicer

spider

spoiler

squeaker

stealer

steamer

steeler

stiver

stoker

stopper

streamer

stroller

stoner

stover

striker

stripper

sugar

supper

teaser

teeter

tiger

tighter

timer

tipper

toller

topper

treater

tripper

tyger

tyler

upper

viner

visor

voter

weaver

wheeler

whiner

whopper

writer

zipper

zocor

angler

bungler

fixture

mixture

sphincter

sprinkler

strangler

texture

yorkshire

youngster

azure

butcher

poacher

bleacher

voucher

neither

kosher

leisure

measure

peacher

preacher

seizure

either

cloture

creature

gouger

pleasure

breather

ether

feature

pusher

teacher

treasure

juncture

puncture

tincture

actor

after

alder

altar

alter

amber

answer

arbor

ardor

armor

asker

aster

auster

babbler

balder

balter

bander

banter

barber

barbre

barker

barter

bender

binder

blaster

blender

blinder

blister

blunder

bluster

boarder

border

bottler

boxer

brander

builder

bulger

burglar

busker

buster

butler

camber

cancer

candor

canter

cantor

carder

carter

carver

caster

castor

censer

censor

center

centre

charmer

charter

cinder

clamber

cleanser

cloister

cluster

cobbler

concur

conder

condor

confer

corner

coster

courser

courter

culver

cumber

cutler

dancer

darner

darter

doctor

dr.

duster

easter

elder

ember

ender

enter

esker

ester

factor

falter

farmer

faster

feaster

felter

fender

fester

fielder

filter

finder

fluster

foister

former

foster

gander

garner

garter

gaster

gelder

gender

gilder

golfer

grantor

grinder

guilder

halter

hander

harbor

harder

hector

herder

hinder

horner

hostler

hunter

incur

infer

inter

jester

kelter

kilter

lancer

lander

larder

laster

laughter

launder

lector

lender

lester

lifter

limber

lister

lumber

luster

lustre

mander

marker

martyr

marver

masker

master

medlar

member

mentor

mester

mincer

minder

minter

mister

mixer

mortar

mourner

mr.

muffler

muster

nectar

nestor

number

order

oyster

pander

panter

panzer

parker

parlor

parlour

parser

paster

pastor

peddler

pester

pilfer

pinder

planter

plaster

plunder

pointer

ponder

porker

porter

prancer

printer

proctor

psalter

punter

quarter

quilter

rafter

rector

render

renter

riddler

roister

roster

rustler

salter

santer

saunter

scribbler

scrivener

sector

sender

senior

sensor

shelter

shifter

shyster

sickler

silver

sister

skelter

slander

slender

slumber

smelter

smuggler

snorter

solver

sorter

spectre

spencer

spender

splendor

splinter

sponsor

sprinter

squander

stalder

stander

starter

stentor

stifler

straggler

strickler

sulphur

sumner

sunder

swelter

swifter

switzer

tartar

tasker

tattler

taxer

thruster

tender

tensor

tester

thunder

timber

timbre

tinder

toddler

tractor

tranter

twister

ulcer

under

vector

vendor

venter

victor

vulgar

walter

wander

warder

warmer

warner

welder

welter

whisker

whistler

whitener

wilder

winder

windsor

winter

wonder

yonder

yorker

zander

zoster

choir

hire

heer

higher

hour

knower

tire

thrower

pyre

cower

crier

cryer

dire

dour

dryer

eyer

fire

drier

dyer

flier

flour

flower

friar

flyer

foyer

freer

frier

fryer

scour

shower

glower

goer

grower

rower

sire

sower

squier

sour

blower

bower

boyer

briar

oyer

brier

buyer

liar

lower

meer

mire

mower

our

power

prier

prior

tower

trier

tyer

wire

conquer

canker

clincher

conjure

dunker

hanker

hunger

hunker

injure

launcher

lecture

linger

marcher

longer

norther

anchor

anger

archer

anker

banker

barger

belcher

bencher

bunker

censure

charger

culture

denture

drinker

farther

finger

forger

fracture

gesture

ginger

junker

moisture

monger

panther

pilcher

plunger

pasture

picture

posture

quencher

pincher

rancor

ranker

rinker

scorcher

shanker

shingler

sinker

sparger

starcher

stricture

structure

thinker

tinker

torture

trencher

venture

vulture

welcher

winker

yonker

younger

younker

seamster

teamster

adder

attar

auger

aller

augur

backer

berber

becker

better

banner

batter

bearer

beggar

bettor

bever

bidder

birder

bitter

blabber

bladder

blatter

blotter

blubber

bluffer

bobber

bicker

bigger

bomber

borer

bummer

burgher

burner

butter

cellar

chatter

clamor

clamour

clatter

clearer

clobber

checker

bragger

brawner

brimmer

buffer

bugger

caller

calmer

cheddar

chitter

clicker

clutter

cocker

clever

coffer

comer

conner

cotter

collar

color

colour

cover

cracker

crammer

critter

crocker

culler

curler

cursor

dagger

debtor

crawler

cutter

daughter

decker

defer

donar

dresser

driller

drummer

ducker

duller

dweller

faller

feller

ferrer

fervor

fetter

filler

flutter

giver

glamor

glamour

glimmer

glitter

glosser

glover

grabber

grammar

grammer

guesser

gunner

gutter

hacker

hammer

hauler

haver

hawker

header

demur

deter

dicker

differ

digger

dinner

docker

dollar

duffer

earner

egger

emmer

error

ever

fitter

flatter

flicker

fodder

fretter

fritter

fucker

gerner

getter

girder

hatter

hemmer

herber

hitter

honor

honour

horror

hover

huffer

hugger

hummer

hussar

inner

jaeger

jagger

jetter

jobber

jogger

kercher

kever

kicker

killer

kisser

knicker

knitter

lacquer

ladder

lager

latter

lauder

laugher

learner

lesser

licker

mugger

muller

nearer

never

nigger

nimmer

petre

mirror

natter

miller

murmur

mercer

murder

picker

pillar

piller

pinner

planner

platter

plotter

plover

plucker

plumber

placer

potter

rigor

proffer

renner

ricker

ridder

rimmer

river

robber

rocker

rubber

rudder

runner

rutter

sadder

saucer

scatter

schiller

scholar

scorer

scrubber

seller

server

setter

sever

sharer

shatter

shearer

sheller

shimmer

letter

nutter

lessor

lever

limmer

liqueur

liquor

litter

liver

otter

packer

palmer

passer

patter

pucker

putter

quitter

quiver

racker

skimmer

skinner

slatter

slaughter

slicker

slobber

puffer

purser

sliver

rammer

locker

logger

manner

matter

lover

lubber

madder

masser

mater

manor

mutter

offer

penner

prefer

presser

recur

shiver

shudder

shutter

sicker

siller

occur

refer

simmer

sinner

sitter

slugger

smatter

snicker

snorer

snuffer

solder

spanner

spatter

speller

spiller

spinner

splatter

splitter

spotter

sputter

squalor

squatter

stagger

spreader

stalker

staller

stammer

starer

steller

stemmer

sterner

sticker

stiller

stocker

storer

stuffer

stunner

stutter

succor

sucker

suffer

summer

surfer

swagger

sweater

swimmer

tacker

talker

tanner

tatter

tedder

teller

tenor

termer

terror

thacker

thinner

ticker

tiller

timmer

titter

totter

tracker

trawler

tremor

trigger

trimmer

trotter

trucker

tucker

turner

twitter

utter

valor

verser

vicar

vigor

walker

waller

water

wearer

webber

weber

whacker

wicker

willer

winner

worker

wrecker

yachter

zehner

zephyr

author

badger

blather

bother

brother

catcher

conger

crusher

dasher

dodger

father

feather

fisher

fissure

flasher

flesher

fletcher

fresher

further

ganger

gather

gusher

hangar

hanger

hatcher

heather

hedger

hither

lasher

lather

leather

lecher

ledger

leger

lunger

mather

merger

mother

nether

nother

nurture

other

perjure

pitcher

pledger

pressure

ringer

roger

searcher

slasher

slinger

slither

rather

rother

rusher

singer

smasher

smither

smother

snatcher

souther

springer

stature

stinger

stretcher

stringer

swinger

tether

thatcher

thither

thresher

usher

wanger

washer

watcher

weather

whether

whither

winger

wisher

wither

wringer

zither

3 syllable words

crusader

flypaper

shoemaker

soothsayer

newscaster

sandpaper

bagpiper

bookkeeper

bookmaker

campaigner

housekeeper

woodpecker

crowkeeper

juniper

jupiter

locator

curator

nuclear

ratepayer

complainer

cozier

loudspeaker

rosier

schoolmaster

skyscraper

appraiser

backpacker

ballplayer

bookseller

compiler

container

cucumber

deflator

dictator

disfavor

doorkeeper

dressmaker

gamekeeper

glassmaker

innkeeper

invader

jugular

kidnapper

muckraker

outrider

outsider

pacemaker

peacekeeper

peacemaker

reclaimer

shopkeeper

spectator

stargazer

storekeeper

taxpayer

vibrator

tubular

dispatcher

inhaler

matchmaker

belabor

blockader

bricklayer

conveyer

conveyor

debater

designer

detailer

empire

eraser

haymaker

lawmaker

lucifer

narrator

newcomer

opener

outlier

propeller

repeater

retailer

retainer

umpire

bookbinder

compressor

disclaimer

dispenser

distemper

engraver

espalier

homesteader

icebreaker

improper

lamplighter

outfielder

prospector

suspender

translator

denature

teenager

sauter

glazier

grazier

displeasure

endanger

assayer

brazier

copier

creator

desire

jeweler

purveyor

rapier

surveyor

whoever

bedchamber

admirer

aggressor

attainder

coneflower

conspire

councilor

counsellor

counselor

decliner

disaster

dissolver

employer

emptier

endeavor

equator

gunpowder

holdover

insider

november

oppressor

outfitter

outrigger

popular

presenter

procurer

protester

recliner

remainder

simpler

stepladder

stonecutter

successor

suppressor

transpire

trumpeter

whisperer

inspector

postmaster

toastmaster

transgressor

ringleader

behavior

grasshopper

jackhammer

refresher

assessor

bonfire

brainpower

courtier

degener

divider

contender

crabeater

decider

decipher

demeanor

deserter

empower

entire

gossiper

howitzer

possessor

provider

quagmire

reasoner

receiver

refiner

saltier

seafarer

stapler

supplier

broadcaster

visitor

whatever

bandleader

carpenter

condenser

whenever

wherever

absorber

advancer

ancestor

bartender

cliffhanger

copartner

deflector

dismember

embroider

forecaster

ammeter

refractor

beleaguer

hitchhiker

cochlear

peculiar

believer

reflector

collider

minesweeper

fancier

hairdresser

homebuilder

inventor

lancaster

nonmember

nutcracker

outnumber

sharecropper

transistor

firepower

havener

importer

impostor

indexer

investor

muscular

september

vascular

potboiler

prisoner

professor

sandbagger

preserver

shipowner

survivor

tormentor

exchanger

angular

enchanter

achiever

adventure

engender

householder

indenture

enhancer

injector

exchequer

objector

pathfinder

temperature

procedure

singular

together

rathskeller

worshiper

arranger

ringmaster

abuser

accuser

adapter

adopter

aflutter

aglitter

almoner

annular

arbiter

armiger

asunder

attire

balancer

banister

bannister

bargainer

barrier

barrister

bewilder

bloodsucker

bulldozer

calendar

calender

canister

carrier

caterer

cellular

chancellor

character

chidester

chronicler

circular

cocksucker

colander

collector

commander

commenter

conjecture

connecter

connector

consider

consular

contractor

cottier

customer

cylinder

december

defaulter

defender

destroyer

detector

discolor

discover

disorder

dissenter

distiller

dulcimer

dyspeptic

earlier

effector

elector

elixir

embitter

erector

explorer

exporter

extender

falconer

familiar

farrier

ferrier

forester

forever

gardener

globular

granddaughter

granular

hardener

harrier

hereafter

hollander

however

humbler

insular

jocular

kindler

laborer

lavender

linear

londoner

manicure

marketer

midsummer

minister

molester

observer

offender

pannier

pedicure

performer

perrier

philander

pilaster

predictor

pretender

protector

recorder

reformer

regular

remember

rentier

reporter

restorer

revolver

sapphire

satire

secular

semester

sinister

stepdaughter

subscriber

supporter

swindler

taskmaster

terrier

thereafter

transcriber

transporter

trimester

uncover

vernier

warrior

digester

glandular

integer

messenger

derringer

godmother

departure

forefather

forfeiture

godfather

recapture

spangler

stepfather

scavenger

stepmother

adjuster

dowager

debenture

coauthor

publisher

signature

projector

tablature

avenger

challenger

dangler

passenger

prefecture

pensioner

questioner

register

rejoinder

wrangler

tinkler

hardcover

harvester

shipbuilder

abler

attacker

beginner

shoplifter

upholster

amateur

quicksilver

sequester

acquire

auditor

bipolar

buckler

coroner

corridor

deliver

gibraltar

manslaughter

posterior

cadaver

conifer

connoisseur

midwinter

creditor

transmitter

commoner

director

dishonor

editor

elater

emperor

enamor

fastener

fiddler

foreigner

forerunner

girdler

gobbler

gossamer

janitor

juggler

latimer

leviner

abductor

mariner

configure

macabre

conductor

listener

littler

massacre

mayflower

milliner

moniker

monitor

monomer

officer

oliver

orator

assembler

pacesetter

enquirer

pickler

polluter

polymer

preparer

producer

recover

disfigure

rattler

remover

enlarger

inductor

norlander

require

reveler

saddler

seducer

senator

settler

shuffler

similar

softener

stabler

stickler

stiffener

surrender

tabler

traveler

encumber

informer

endorser

takeover

enforcer

inquirer

insecure

trafficker

vinegar

sidewinder

wrestler

requester

stepsister

wagoner

kingfisher

enrapture

grandmother

warmonger

grandfather

worrier

forefinger

currier

courier

furrier

harbinger

spurrier

another

aperture

bachelor

catheter

curvature

finisher

furniture

jayhawker

kitchener

manager

modular

nodular

pillager

punisher

purchaser

stationer

stockinger

titular

villager

transformer

nonstarter

fishmonger

consumer

latecomer

sweetwater

recruiter

cheeseburger

commuter

composer

homeworker

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costumer

disposer

sleepwalker

enquire

misbehaved

backwater

aquifer

breadwinner

breakwater

typewriter

announcer

ocular

painkiller

constrictor

birdwatcher

harasser

constructor

marauder

composure

hindquarter

beholder

freeholder

bellwether

kayaker

meteor

pursuer

instructor

quieter

changeover

retire

rioter

theatre

computer

discounter

dishwasher

issuer

treasurer

encounter

intruder

voyager

divisor

disclosure

stakeholder

wanderer

sorcerer

enclosure

sweetener

turnover

coworker

stockholder

beefeater

crossover

cynosure

bibler

highflier

isomer

misbehave

hinderer

idler

hanover

launderer

harrower

meander

moreover

left-winger

plasterer

promoter

precursor

reactor

reenter

reliever

inclosure

reorder

reviewer

frankfurter

passover

foreclosure

shareholder

sharpshooter

eyeliner

needler

exposure

slanderer

conjuror

conqueror

flycatcher

hangover

lecturer

overture

researcher

sojourner

torturer

wrongdoer

bondholder

burrower

landholder

adviser

comforter

converter

easterner

handover

highlander

islander

leftover

misnomer

october

incisor

landowner

licenser

rebuilder

reminder

retriever

sarcoma

rescuer

silencer

westerner

wildfire

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insurer

licensure

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northerner

batterer

borrower

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controller

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devour

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murderer

narrower

offerer

prescriber

stockbroker

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widower

gatherer

perjurer

governor

safflower

reverser

churchgoer

southerner

bellflower

forwarder

sunflower

wallflower

cornflower

hornblower

4 syllable words

numerator

whosoever

whomsoever

aviator

couturier

decorator

generator

gladiator

mediator

moderator

radiator

superior

violator

liquidator

detonator

elevator

innovator

imitator

litigator

navigator

renovator

separator

teetotaler

terminator

alligator

animator

annotator

oscillator

percolator

educator

agitator

modulator

probationer

overpower

nomenclature

purifier

activator

actuator

alternator

commentator

competitor

emulator

entertainer

escalator

fabricator

handicapper

indicator

insulator

interloper

perpetrator

regulator

simulator

speculator

stimulator

undertaker

ventilator

vindicator

legislator

alveolar

capacitor

caterpillar

copyreader

developer

spectacular

ambulator

instigator

integrator

gravimeter

locomotor

odometer

calculator

magaziner

occupier

arbitrator

predecessor

proprietor

candlemaker

carpetbagger

oleander

chiropractor

excavator

executor

illustrator

oleaster

millilitre

millimetre

legislature

antechamber

incubator

misbehavior

progenitor

modifier

burgomaster

embroiderer

barometer

demonstrator

parameter

misdemeanor

particular

benefactor

binocular

vernacular

alabaster

amplifier

irregular

molecular

multicolor

multiplier

philanderer

salamander

madagascar

examiner

perimeter

excelsior

pacifier

exhibitor

malefactor

centimetre

qualifier

inheritor

rectangular

expenditure

adventurer

altogether

acupuncture

parishioner

adulterer

solicitor

inquisitor

interior

supervisor

excalibur

inferior

imprimatur

misremember

anterior

antimatter

nonlinear

photometer

rectifier

kilometre

thermometer

ulterior

necromancer

magnifier

testicular

conspirator

depositor

dissimilar

coriander

discoverer

articular

philosopher

alexander

interpreter

fortifier

aquaculture

architecture

avuncular

confectioner

investiture

misadventure

musculature

petitioner

caricature

commissioner

contributor

distributor

entrepreneur

altimeter

covenanter

embezzler

calligrapher

estimator

fillibuster

filibuster

photographer

exterior

peninsular

gerrymander

helicopter

stenographer

technicolor

ayrshire

practitioner

conditioner

acquirer

deliverer

divestiture

polarizer

subcontractor

inhibitor

administer

astronomer

interceptor

spectrometer

unencumber

baby-sitter

womanizer

agriculture

whatsoever

astrologer

comparator

respirator

horticulture

manufacture

counterfeiter

equalizer

persecutor

prosecutor

superstructure

diameter

vestibular

operator

overeager

mandibular

mediocre

overseer

officeholder

analyzer

appetizer

atomizer

biographer

colonizer

evildoer

fertilizer

geographer

reconnoitre

restaurateur

sterilizer

ventricular

energizer

reinsurer

advertiser

conservator

exerciser

hydrometer

hygrometer

interviewer

micrometer

nebulizer

organizer

oxidizer

receivable

underwriter

great-grandfather

great-grandmother

reconsider

rediscover

achievable

merchandiser

sympathizer

thundershower

extinguisher

vehicular

triangular

compromiser

interstellar

quartermaster

helter-skelter

arbitrageur

kindergartner

arbitrager

literature

cauliflower

knickerbocker

motherfucker

firecracker

receivables

Words that rhyme with the word newspaper

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

Rhyming Dictionary


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