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

settlers

temblor

templar

peddler

cutler

metier

medlar

butler

tattler

better

bettor

cellar

color

colour

culler

debtor

duller

dweller

feller

fetter

fretter

getter

jetter

letter

muller

petre

seller

setter

sheller

speller

steller

sweater

teller

censure

gesture

denture

bencher

lecture

quencher

venture

trencher

feather

flesher

fletcher

fresher

heather

hedger

leather

lecher

measure

nether

pleasure

pledger

ledger

leisure

leger

pressure

weather

whether

tether

thither

thresher

treasure

stretcher

butlers

chandler

gambler

centner

handler

peddlers

rambler

sampler

antler

tumbler

ambler

angler

babbler

bender

blender

bottler

bulger

bungler

burglar

censer

censor

center

centre

cleanser

coupler

culver

elder

ember

ender

enter

esker

ester

felter

fender

fester

gelder

gender

guzzler

hector

hellier

helper

herder

hesper

jester

kelter

lector

lender

lester

member

mentor

mester

muffler

nectar

nestor

pester

puzzler

rector

render

renter

riddler

rustler

sceptre

scribbler

sector

sender

sensor

shelter

sickler

skelter

slender

smelter

smuggler

spectre

spencer

spender

splendor

sprinkler

stentor

straggler

strangler

strickler

sulphur

swelter

switzer

temper

tender

tensor

tenure

tester

texture

ulcer

vector

vendor

venter

vesper

vulgar

welder

welter

whistler

culture

ginger

panther

scripture

beggar

picture

shingler

becker

pincher

bearer

vulture

aller

attar

bailer

bailor

batter

bever

welcher

bitter

blatter

bluffer

buffer

bugger

bummer

chatter

checker

cheddar

chitter

belcher

blubber

butter

buzzer

caller

cater

clatter

clever

clutter

collar

comer

cover

crater

crawler

critter

curler

cutter

decker

deter

dollar

dresser

driller

drummer

ducker

duffer

egger

emmer

error

ever

faller

ferrer

filer

filler

fitter

flatter

flutter

footer

fowler

frater

freighter

fritter

fucker

fuller

gaiter

glitter

glover

grater

guesser

gunner

gutter

hater

hatter

hauler

haver

header

hemmer

hepper

hitter

hover

howler

huffer

hugger

hummer

hussar

jaeger

jailer

kever

killer

knitter

later

latter

leper

lepre

lesser

lessor

lever

litter

lover

lubber

matter

miller

mugger

mutter

natter

never

nutter

occur

patter

penner

pepper

pillar

piller

plater

platter

plover

plucker

plumber

prater

prefer

presser

prowler

pucker

puffer

puller

putter

quitter

rater

refer

renner

rubber

rudder

runner

rutter

sailer

sailor

scalar

injure

scatter

schiller

scholar

scrubber

scupper

sever

sharer

shatter

shudder

shutter

siller

sitter

skater

slater

slatter

slugger

smatter

snuffer

spatter

spiller

stater

stemmer

splatter

spreader

sputter

squalor

staller

starer

splitter

stepper

stiller

stuffer

stunner

stutter

succor

sucker

suffer

summer

supper

tailor

tatter

tedder

tenor

terror

thaler

tiller

titter

trailer

traitor

trawler

tremor

trucker

tucker

twitter

tyler

upper

utter

valor

waiter

waller

wearer

webber

weber

willer

wrecker

zehner

whaler

zephyr

clincher

stricture

sculptor

ulster

dexter

vintner

gusher

usher

whither

mother

warbler

author

crusher

fisher

fissure

nother

other

pitcher

rother

rusher

slither

smither

smother

souther

brother

butcher

ether

bottlers

webster

hither

lunger

pusher

wisher

wither

zither

transfer

sculpture

mixture

fixture

actor

after

alder

amber

ampere

answer

asker

asper

aster

balder

bander

banter

blaster

blister

blunder

bluster

brander

builder

bumper

busker

buster

camber

camper

cancer

candor

canter

cantor

captor

caster

castor

chamber

chapter

cinder

clamber

cluster

cobbler

collier

concur

confer

crisper

cumber

damper

dancer

dumper

duster

factor

failure

faster

figure

filter

fluster

gander

gaster

gilder

golfer

hamper

hander

havier

hinder

hostler

jumper

kilter

lancer

lander

jasper

laster

lifter

limber

lister

lumber

lumper

luster

lustre

mander

masker

master

painter

pamper

pander

panter

panzer

parlor

parlour

paster

pastor

poplar

prancer

santer

savior

scalper

scamper

scrivener

solver

stifler

sumner

sunder

swifter

toddler

tractor

twister

under

grantor

guilder

hunter

incur

infer

inter

laughter

mincer

minter

mister

mixer

monsieur

mr.

mumper

muster

number

pilfer

planter

plaster

plunder

printer

punter

quilter

rafter

raptor

shifter

shrimper

silver

simper

sister

slander

slumber

splinter

sprinter

stalder

stamper

stander

stumper

tamper

tasker

taster

taxer

thruster

thumper

thunder

timber

timbre

tinder

tranter

victor

waster

whimper

whisker

wilder

windsor

whisper

whitener

winder

winter

wonder

zander

tincture

anchor

anger

anker

banker

bunker

canker

drinker

dunker

finger

hanker

hunger

hunker

junker

linger

monger

pilcher

plunger

rancor

ranker

rinker

rupture

shanker

sinker

structure

thinker

tinker

winker

younger

younker

aver

baxter

adder

hipster

acre

hamster

tipster

minster

toddlers

trickster

acer

agar

backer

baker

banner

beater

berber

bicker

bidder

bigger

birder

blabber

bladder

blazer

biter

burgher

burner

cooker

cooler

cooter

cotter

cracker

craker

crammer

craver

cursor

blotter

boiler

bolar

booker

bracer

bragger

breaker

brimmer

broiler

caper

capper

chaser

partner

sumpter

bowler

cheater

clamor

clamour

clapper

clearer

quipster

clicker

clipper

dagger

spinster

chipper

dapper

daughter

dealer

defer

demur

dicker

dieter

differ

digger

dinner

dipper

doubter

drainer

draper

earner

eater

facer

fader

faker

huckster

waltzer

favor

feeler

fervor

fighter

flapper

flavor

flicker

flipper

gerner

floater

framer

gager

gainer

girder

giver

glamor

glamour

glazer

glimmer

grabber

grader

grammar

grammer

graver

grazer

gripper

hacker

hammer

healer

heater

herber

hooker

hooter

inner

jager

jagger

juror

keeler

kercher

kicker

kipper

kisser

knicker

labor

labour

lacquer

ladder

laker

laser

laver

lazar

learner

licker

lighter

limmer

liqueur

liquor

liver

loiter

looker

looter

luter

madder

mainor

maker

manner

manor

maser

masser

mater

mazer

mercer

meter

metre

mirror

mitre

motor

murder

murmur

nadir

namer

nearer

neighbor

neuter

nigger

nimmer

nipper

oiler

otter

outer

pacer

packer

paper

passer

paver

peeler

peter

pewter

picker

pinner

placer

planer

planner

plotter

polar

pooler

potter

pouter

powter

praetor

purser

quaker

quaver

quiver

racer

racker

raider

raiser

raker

rammer

rapper

raver

razor

recur

reiter

ricker

ridder

righter

rigor

rimmer

ripper

river

roller

rooter

rotor

router

ruler

sabre

sadder

saker

sapper

saver

savor

scissor

scraper

sealer

server

shader

shaker

shaver

shearer

shimmer

shipper

shiver

shooter

sicker

simmer

sinner

skimmer

skinner

skipper

slaughter

slicker

slipper

sliver

snapper

snicker

solar

souter

spader

spanner

spinner

spoiler

spotter

squatter

stagger

stammer

stealer

steeler

sterner

sticker

stripper

stroller

sugar

suitor

surfer

sutor

swagger

swimmer

taber

tabor

tacker

taker

tamer

tanner

taper

tapper

teeter

termer

thacker

thinner

ticker

tighter

timmer

tipper

toller

totter

tracer

tracker

trader

trainer

trapper

treater

trigger

trimmer

tripper

trotter

turner

tutor

vapor

verser

vicar

vigor

voter

wader

wafer

waiver

water

waver

whacker

wheeler

wicker

winner

worker

wrapper

writer

yachter

zipper

azure

badger

bather

blather

catcher

dasher

flasher

further

ganger

gather

gauger

glacier

hangar

hanger

hatcher

lasher

lather

longspur

major

mather

merger

nature

nurture

pager

perjure

rather

ringer

searcher

singer

slasher

slinger

smasher

snatcher

sphincter

springer

stager

stature

stinger

stringer

swinger

thatcher

wager

wanger

winger

wringer

yager

youngster

larkspur

juncture

puncture

ardor

armor

binder

blinder

boarder

bolter

booster

border

bounder

bower

arbor

briar

auster

balter

barber

barter

boulder

buyer

barbre

barker

boulter

brayer

bouncer

brier

coaster

condor

darner

darter

grinder

grolier

grounder

halter

harbor

harder

harper

holder

horner

junior

marker

martyr

marver

minder

mortar

moulder

mourner

prosper

psalter

quarter

roaster

roister

rooster

roster

rounder

salter

saunter

senior

sharper

snorter

sorter

sounder

toaster

torpor

walter

wander

warder

choir

warmer

warner

cower

boxer

carder

carper

carter

carver

charmer

charter

colter

corner

coster

dr.

finder

flounder

folder

former

foster

founder

garter

larder

cryer

conder

coulter

counter

courser

courter

easter

falter

farmer

garner

scour

sire

altar

alter

feaster

slayer

squier

stayer

wire

cloister

tyer

doctor

strayer

fielder

foister

launder

tower

trier

order

ouster

shower

tire

oyster

parser

pointer

ponder

porker

porter

poster

poulter

pounder

proctor

sour

parker

pinder

polder

crier

shoulder

sponsor

starter

steelers

tartar

sprayer

shyster

squander

yonder

yorker

zoster

drier

dire

dour

dryer

dyer

eyer

fire

flier

flour

flower

flyer

friar

frier

fryer

glower

higher

hire

hour

layer

liar

mayor

mire

our

payer

player

power

prayer

preyer

prier

prior

pyre

sayer

capture

clothier

changer

conquer

danger

fracture

granger

longer

manger

pasture

ranger

rapture

soldier

stranger

yonker

bolster

forster

lobster

monster

seamster

holster

roadster

teamster

bloomer

chowder

cider

cipher

cleaver

cleaner

climber

cocker

coffer

clobber

closer

clover

comber

coiner

auger

augur

beaker

beaver

bobber

bomber

boner

boomer

boozer

borer

bowyer

brawner

breeder

broker

browser

caesar

calmer

causer

cedar

chauffeur

chopper

conner

cooper

copper

cougar

creamer

crocker

crowder

crowner

croaker

croker

cropper

crooner

cruiser

cypher

dauber

diaper

diner

diver

docker

donar

donor

downer

dreamer

driver

dropper

drover

duper

eager

eger

euchre

feeder

femur

fever

fibre

fifer

finer

fodder

freezer

geyser

glider

glosser

gomer

gopher

greaser

griever

grocer

groomer

groover

hawker

hearer

heifer

grouper

guider

hider

honor

homer

hopper

horror

honour

hooper

hoover

humor

humour

jobber

jogger

joiner

joker

kaiser

keener

keeper

keever

lager

lauder

laugher

lawyer

leader

leaguer

leamer

leaser

leaver

lemur

liner

loader

loafer

locker

logger

looper

loper

loser

luger

lunar

miner

minor

ochre

odor

offer

miser

moder

mouser

mover

ogre

omer

over

owner

palmer

pauper

piper

pleaser

poker

popper

poser

powder

primer

proffer

proper

pruner

reader

reamer

reaper

reaver

reefer

rhymer

rider

rimer

riser

robber

rocker

roofer

roper

roser

rouser

rover

rumor

ryder

saucer

sawyer

schemer

schooner

scooper

scorer

screamer

scriber

seeker

segar

shiner

shopper

shriner

shriver

sider

signer

siver

sizer

skiver

sleeper

slicer

slider

slobber

smoker

sneaker

snider

snorer

soaker

sober

soder

solder

sooner

speaker

speeder

spicer

spider

squeaker

stalker

steamer

steeper

stiver

stocker

stoker

stupor

sucre

streamer

striker

stoner

stopper

storer

stover

sweeper

super

talker

teaser

trooper

tuber

tudor

tumor

tuner

tyger

user

walker

whiner

wiper

zocor

whopper

topper

visor

tiger

timer

viner

viper

weaver

bleacher

bother

breather

closure

cloture

conger

creature

crozier

dodger

either

father

feature

future

gouger

hoosier

kosher

neither

oldster

peacher

poacher

preacher

roger

seizure

smoother

suture

teacher

voucher

washer

watcher

archer

barger

charger

conjure

farther

forger

launcher

marcher

moisture

norther

posture

scorcher

sparger

starcher

torture

blower

brewer

boyer

chewer

ewer

fluor

foyer

freer

goer

grower

heer

hewer

knower

lower

mower

meer

oyer

rower

sewer

skewer

sower

thrower

viewer

yorkshire

3 syllable words

annular

chancellor

circular

customer

discolor

fiddlers

distiller

granular

latecomer

presenter

swindler

humbler

insular

kindler

simpler

bibler

attacker

enamor

fastener

gobbler

idler

prisoner

propeller

recover

leviner

listener

massacre

needler

stiffener

sweetener

vinegar

wagoner

whatever

whenever

wherever

dangler

derringer

glandular

integer

messenger

pensioner

questioner

spangler

stepmother

tinkler

wrangler

satire

manager

modular

jeweler

stationer

rentier

worshiper

attire

curvature

kitchener

nodular

purchaser

another

encumber

espalier

muscular

september

vascular

bookseller

aquifer

balancer

bannister

bewilder

breadwinner

asunder

bloodsucker

calendar

calender

canister

character

compiler

consular

councilor

counsellor

counselor

cylinder

detector

discover

dissolver

employer

falconer

familiar

jugular

globular

headwater

jocular

lavender

leftover

londoner

midsummer

minister

popular

protector

revolver

spectator

painkiller

pedicure

restorer

stepdaughter

tubular

uncover

thereafter

whisperer

angular

left-winger

rathskeller

shareholder

singular

temperature

adjuster

beginner

challenger

commoner

conifer

connoisseur

coroner

corridor

cutlery

decider

decipher

degener

designer

detailer

dishonor

divider

divisor

empire

entire

extender

foreigner

forerunner

gossamer

gossiper

inhaler

isomer

juniper

lucifer

monomer

newcomer

officer

oliver

opener

passenger

polymer

ratepayer

reasoner

refiner

retailer

retainer

scavenger

signature

softener

stepfather

survivor

tablature

abductor

controller

enforcer

lecturer

assembler

conductor

hairdresser

inductor

nutcracker

insecure

needlework

outnumber

quicksilver

finisher

sharecropper

shipbuilder

stepsister

desire

devour

farrier

ferrier

perrier

retire

sapphire

terrier

harasser

batterer

caterer

harrier

marauder

narrower

grandmother

constructor

bedchamber

enchanter

enclosure

engender

enhancer

enrapture

exchequer

middle-earth

instructor

pathfinder

admirer

adviser

attainder

bagpiper

almoner

backpacker

cocksucker

colander

container

cucumber

destroyer

dictator

disorder

dressmaker

emptier

forester

gardener

hardener

hollander

incisor

insider

islander

kidnapper

licenser

outrider

outrigger

rebuilder

reformer

rescuer

retailers

silencer

stepladder

sweetwater

outsider

performer

recorder

dowager

voyager

treasurer

issuer

avenger

birdwatcher

debenture

departure

dispatcher

forfeiture

godmother

insurer

licensure

matchmaker

prefecture

register

havener

creditor

pacesetter

supplier

janitor

harrower

haymaker

senator

seducer

cynosure

passover

amateur

believer

bipolar

brainpower

bricklayer

collider

hanover

howitzer

mayflower

narrator

outlier

shipowner

surrender

takeover

turnover

demeanor

director

editor

elater

emperor

empower

eraser

fancier

plasterer

polluter

potboiler

remover

quagmire

safflower

bandleader

bookbinder

bystander

carpenter

cliffhanger

complainer

detractor

disclaimer

disfigure

dishwasher

endorser

enquirer

hardcover

harvester

hitchhiker

homebuilder

kingfisher

posterior

sandbagger

translator

improper

informer

inquirer

intruder

norlander

outfielder

constrictor

churchgoer

hangover

flycatcher

catheter

denature

furniture

jayhawker

together

adventure

disclosure

displeasure

endanger

grandfather

inclosure

indenture

stakeholder

assayer

barrier

brazier

carrier

cottier

creator

earlier

follower

forever

glazier

grazier

however

kayaker

linear

meteor

pannier

pursuer

purveyor

quieter

rapier

rioter

sauter

sufferer

surveyor

theatre

vernier

waterer

whoever

widower

ballplayer

banister

bellflower

transcriber

barrister

bookkeeper

campaigner

commenter

connecter

transformer

bookmaker

chronicler

collector

coneflower

connector

costumer

december

nonstarter

decliner

deflator

disfavor

disposer

postmaster

toastmaster

defender

dissenter

dulcimer

easterner

embitter

enquire

erector

gamekeeper

glassmaker

explorer

effector

handover

invader

manicure

misnomer

conjecture

innkeeper

landowner

molester

november

october

pilaster

pretender

fishmonger

ocular

offender

outliers

pacemaker

philander

protester

recliner

remainder

remember

reminder

retriever

semester

sleepwalker

sunflower

taxpayer

transpire

trimester

westerner

contractor

coauthor

behavior

beholder

bellwether

ringleader

grasshopper

publisher

reconquer

recapture

landholder

changeover

beachcomber

digester

forefather

freeholder

godfather

jackhammer

projector

refresher

rejoinder

acquire

ammeter

ancestor

assessor

auditor

bartender

belabor

beleaguer

bonfire

burrower

cadaver

cochlear

condenser

contender

conveyer

conveyor

cornflower

courier

courtier

crabeater

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crowkeeper

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Words that rhyme with the word settler

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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