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4 syllable words
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1 syllable words
2 syllable words

able

addle

actors

actor

agile

aisle

algal

amble

ample

anal

angle

ankle

annal

annul

angel

anvil

appel

apple

april

astride

artful

aster

arval

asters

astray

aural

austere

auster

axle

babble

babel

basal

awful

baffle

backdoors

backstroke

backdrop

backdrops

backstairs

baleful

bagel

bangle

backdoor

bastards

bastard

basil

bristol

bauble

bedell

beadle

beagle

beryl

boastful

beetle

bestial

bengal

betel

bethel

bevel

bible

bestrode

bramble

baxter

brandle

blissful

bistro

boggle

bodle

borel

bottle

bowel

bogle

boosters

boodle

booster

brickle

bookstores

bookstore

bridal

bridle

brindle

bristle

cancel

brothel

brutal

bubble

burel

camel

brittle

bumble

bundle

buckle

burble

bugle

buckthorn

bushel

bustard

bustle

cackle

busters

buster

butyl

cable

candle

buccal

capsule

careful

carnal

capel

caple

carpal

castrate

casters

coastal

caster

castor

castrates

caudal

caudle

causal

ceryl

channel

chapel

cheerful

chortle

choral

chuckle

circle

cisterns

cistern

chisel

civil

coaster

cobble

cockle

coddle

coble

coral

coasters

colonel

corbel

consul

coppel

copple

cordial

cornel

crandall

crackle

council

counsel

cranial

coster

couple

cradle

crystal

crewel

cromwell

damsel

crumble

crumple

crucial

cruel

daniel

cudgel

cripple

dabble

custard

cycle

cymbal

dangle

dazzle

darnel

cuddle

dawdle

daughters

daughter

dekle

dental

dermal

destroy

destroyed

destruct

dextrin

destructs

devil

destroys

dexter

dextrose

dial

distal

dibble

dimple

dingle

dismal

distort

distorts

rankle

distract

distraught

distressed

fossil

distracts

district

distrust

districts

distrusts

disturb

docile

disturbs

doctor

doctrine

doctors

doctrines

doubtful

dorsal

dreadful

double

dowel

doleful

doodle

drabble

dribble

drivel

drizzle

dual

ducal

ductile

duel

duffel

dusters

duster

dwindle

eastern

eagle

easel

easter

eisel

engle

extra

equal

evil

ester

estrange

estrich

ethel

ethyl

esters

extort

extract

gavel

extorts

extracts

extreme

extremes

extrude

extrudes

fable

extras

factors

factor

fateful

faithful

fangle

faster

facial

fatal

faunal

fearful

feaster

fecal

feeble

feral

fretful

fertile

fennel

fester

fetal

feudal

fickle

frightful

final

fiscal

fissile

fipple

frontal

fitful

flannel

floral

fizzle

fluegel

fighter

fixtures

fixture

focal

frazzle

foister

forceful

fondle

foster

fosters

foxtrot

fragile

formal

freckle

frizzle

gamble

foible

gaggle

fiddle

fruitful

fumble

fungal

funnel

futile

gable

frugal

fuddle

fuel

gainful

fighters

gaster

garble

gentle

genial

girdle

gospel

glacial

gestures

giggle

gleeful

gesture

glottal

global

graceful

goral

gobble

grackle

granule

goggle

google

grateful

grapple

gravel

gristle

grumble

grovel

grindle

grizzle

handle

haggle

hackle

hamel

hable

hamal

gribble

hansel

harle

gurgle

hateful

harmel

guzzle

harmful

hatchel

healthful

herschel

helpful

hazel

hazle

heckle

hegel

herbal

hectare

hectares

hobble

hopple

hopeful

houseful

hurtful

housel

humble

hustle

hovel

huckle

hucksters

howell

huckster

hurtle

huddle

hummel

hurdle

hymnal

idle

hector

idol

ingle

jackal

jangle

jesters

kettle

jester

jostle

jumble

jungle

journal

joyful

kendal

juggle

kennel

kernel

kittel

kittle

kindle

jewel

kibble

kiddle

kinkle

knittle

jiggle

knuckle

label

jingle

ladle

larval

laster

laurel

laughter

lawful

lentil

lectern

legal

lectures

lecture

lester

level

lethal

lector

libel

lintel

little

lisle

lingle

lister

loral

luster

loyal

lustre

mammal

local

maestro

mangle

master

marble

marvel

marshal

maple

mastered

martial

masters

mental

medal

meddle

mendel

lighter

mester

lighters

metal

mettle

methyl

mindful

mickle

middle

mingle

minstrel

missal

missel

missile

misters

mister

mistreat

mussel

mistreats

scalpel

mistrust

mistrusts

mustards

moral

mongol

morsel

mochel

model

mobile

modal

mogul

moisture

mortal

mosel

mumble

motile

myrtle

muckle

muddle

mural

mournful

muscle

muffle

mixture

mustard

mixtures

muster

musters

muzzle

natal

neutral

nasal

naval

navel

sample

nectar

needful

nestor

nestle

nettle

neural

needle

nibble

nickel

nimble

nuptial

nickle

noble

nostrums

novel

nozzle

normal

noodle

nuzzle

nipple

ogle

opal

oral

ostrich

orval

panful

paddle

paschal

painful

ouster

oysters

oval

oyster

panel

parcel

partial

papal

paster

pastors

pastor

pastries

pastry

pasture

pastures

peaceful

pebble

peril

pencil

pedal

peddle

penal

people

pestered

pester

pesters

pistil

petal

phenol

pistol

pickle

pimple

pictures

picture

pictured

playful

piddle

pleural

plural

portal

postal

prayerful

pommel

popple

pretzel

posters

poster

pottle

postures

posture

poodle

primal

rabble

puddle

pummel

sandal

ruttle

quarrel

quintal

purple

puzzle

pupil

quibble

racial

scoundrel

ramble

raffle

rammel

ravel

rebel

rectal

regel

rector

regal

rental

rightful

renal

rustle

rosters

restrict

restrain

restrains

restraint

restores

restraints

restore

restricts

revel

rial

rigel

reigle

riddle

riffle

rifle

riggle

rumble

righter

rival

rightward

ripple

roster

roasters

roosters

roaster

roble

roister

rooster

rubble

rouble

royal

ruddle

ruble

rueful

ruffle

rumple

rundle

rural

saddle

sable

scandal

scornful

scramble

scrabble

zoster

scovel

scuffle

scuttle

seckel

scruple

sector

sectors

scribble

servile

sequel

several

settle

shamble

shrapnel

shackle

shameful

shoestring

shekel

shovel

shindle

shingle

shrivel

shuttle

shuffle

shysters

shyster

sibyl

sickle

sorel

spacial

spaniel

sidle

signal

simple

sinful

sisters

single

sipple

sister

sizzle

sorrel

skittle

smittle

smuggle

snuggle

social

skillful

sniffle

spangle

sparkle

spatial

special

spinal

spindle

spiteful

spiral

squirrel

startle

spittle

spousal

squabble

stable

staple

sprinkle

squiggle

sterile

stemple

stumble

steeple

straddle

stressful

straggle

strangle

tackle

stifle

stickle

struggle

subtle

stubble

suckle

suttle

supple

swindle

swingle

swivel

table

symbol

tangle

speckle

taster

tasters

tercel

temple

tearful

terrel

tensile

testers

tester

thankful

thermal

thimble

textures

texture

thistle

thoughtful

throttle

tidal

title

tindal

tinsel

tingle

tinkle

tickle

tipple

tighter

tittle

toaster

toasters

toddle

tonsil

tootle

topple

total

towel

tramble

trample

tranquil

trammel

travel

treble

tressel

tremble

trestle

trial

tribal

trifle

trouble

truffle

trinkle

tribble

trickle

triple

trundle

tumble

truthful

tuneful

tubal

tunnel

turtle

tussle

umbel

twaddle

twisters

tweedle

twiddle

twinkle

twister

uncle

teagle

wamble

toggle

ural

vandal

useful

vectors

vector

venal

vengeful

vessel

verbal

vernal

vinyl

vial

vital

victors

vigil

victor

virile

vocal

vowel

waddle

waffle

warble

wattle

wasters

watchful

willful

waster

westerns

western

westwards

whistle

westward

whittle

wishful

weasel

wobble

weevil

wistful

windle

winkle

wiggle

worrel

wrangle

wrestle

wrongful

youthful

wrinkle

wriggle

yachters

yachter

3 syllable words

abnormal

abysmal

accrual

actresses

actual

acquittal

affable

aerial

adrenal

ambrosial

ancestral

animal

annual

astraddle

apical

apparel

appraisal

apostle

approval

astrakhan

arable

archetypal

ariel

arousal

arrival

archival

arsenal

asterisk

asteroid

assemble

archangel

astronaut

asteroids

article

astringent

astringents

audible

auroral

austerely

australian

australians

autumnal

astronauts

austrian

axial

austrians

backpedal

bacchanal

backwaters

backwater

balmoral

baptismal

bankable

barnacle

basketry

bearable

beautiful

bedevil

bedraggle

bicycle

belittle

befuddle

betrayal

biblical

biddable

bifocal

bimodal

biracial

bilingual

bountiful

boondoggle

breakable

bigotry

bronchial

burial

burnable

caboodle

callable

cannibal

cantonal

capital

capitol

caramel

cardinal

carnival

capable

castration

casual

castrated

castrations

cathedral

clavicle

celestial

chasuble

chesterfield

cerebral

cereal

changeable

chargeable

cervical

chronicle

cistercian

chemical

clerical

coequal

colossal

colloidal

comical

colorful

commercial

committal

communal

commingle

conjugal

conical

congenial

constable

coracle

coronal

corporal

cortical

countable

court-martial

credential

credible

dastardly

crucible

critical

culpable

deceitful

criminal

decimal

cultural

curable

cubicle

cyclical

cuticle

cynical

debacle

decider

delightful

denial

destroyer

destructive

destruction

destroyers

disable

disciple

disdainful

digital

dissemble

dispersal

disloyal

dishevel

dismantle

dismissal

disposal

disgraceful

distasteful

distortion

distortions

distracted

distracting

distraction

distresses

distressing

distractions

distribute

fractional

distrustful

distributes

disturbance

diurnal

doable

doctorate

fraternal

doctrinal

doctorates

doctrinaire

doggerel

domical

drinkable

easterling

dutiful

easterly

easterner

durable

easterners

eatable

embattle

empanel

embezzle

enable

entitle

edible

encircle

ensemble

enfeeble

enamel

ennoble

entangle

epistle

epochal

errorful

essential

equators

especial

estrangement

eternal

ethical

ethnical

eventful

example

external

extortion

equable

extirpate

extirpates

equator

extraction

extradite

extradites

extractions

extricate

extremely

extrovert

extricates

extremists

extremist

extrinsic

extrusion

fallible

fanciful

factual

factories

factory

familial

farcical

federal

feasible

femoral

factoring

festival

financial

finagle

fixable

flammable

flexible

flavorful

fluvial

fluxional

fictional

forcible

follicle

forgetful

functional

funeral

fusible

filial

gastroscope

genital

gradual

granduncle

graphical

gullible

general

helical

icicle

histories

history

horrible

hormonal

hospital

humoral

illegal

ignoble

immortal

immobile

immoral

imbecile

impanel

imperil

impartial

internal

interval

infertile

informal

infernal

integral

initial

insightful

judgmental

jovial

juvenile

judicial

laughable

laudable

leasable

lecturers

legible

lexical

liable

lecturer

likable

literal

littoral

likeable

lionel

lovable

logical

low-level

magical

livable

locators

lyrical

locator

madrigal

lineal

mandible

manhandle

liberal

menstrual

manual

marital

marginal

masterly

mastery

masterpiece

merciful

masturbate

maternal

mayoral

meaningful

medial

medical

masturbates

menial

orchestral

ministral

metrical

mineral

minimal

miscible

mishandle

misdirect

mistrial

mistreated

mistreatment

mistresses

mistrials

miracle

mistrustful

monocle

multiple

movable

musical

musketeer

musketeers

mutable

mutual

mysteries

natural

national

mystical

nautical

mythical

newcastle

neglectful

newfangle

nocturnal

nominal

nonlethal

non-verbal

obstacle

notional

notable

numeral

optical

mystery

official

optimal

optional

oracle

orbital

ostracize

ostriches

ostrogoth

ostrogoths

palatial

palpable

particle

parental

panhandle

parable

pasteurize

paternal

pastrami

peaceable

payable

personal

pedestal

perusal

physical

pickerel

pineapple

pineal

pinnacle

plentiful

picturesque

plausible

pitiful

pivotal

pliable

pluvial

possible

postnatal

portable

portrayal

posterior

posteriors

primeval

practical

preamble

powerful

potential

potable

prenatal

prefrontal

probable

principal

principle

prodigal

proconsul

projectile

proposal

psychical

proximal

prudential

quotable

provincial

punctual

purposeful

quadruple

quintuple

quizzical

radial

rational

radical

ramshackle

recital

reactors

rebuttal

reactor

readable

refusal

rectangle

rectory

redouble

regretful

rehearsal

regional

rekindle

restaurant

removal

rentable

renewal

resentful

resettle

resourceful

resemble

respectful

reprisal

restaurants

retinal

restriction

restrictions

restrictive

restorer

retrial

ridable

retrieval

reversal

revival

ritual

remodel

remorseful

provable

sagittal

salable

scalable

sectional

sculptural

seasonal

tractable

sensible

sentinel

sensual

sequential

serial

sexual

sizable

skeptical

sisterhood

skeletal

scriptural

sociable

soluble

solvable

sorrowful

sigmoidal

spectacle

structural

taciturn

tactical

reachable

successful

suitable

substantial

surgical

survival

syllable

tangential

tangible

taxable

unfaithful

seminal

temporal

tentacle

technical

teaspoonful

tenable

terminal

testicle

terrible

textual

traceable

topical

touchable

townspeople

tracheal

untruthful

teachable

transmittal

treatable

trainable

triangle

tricycle

triumphal

tropical

tribunal

trivial

tunable

turntable

unable

typical

uncivil

uncouple

unequal

unbundle

washable

ungrateful

unlawful

unsettle

unstable

unravel

unshackle

upheaval

untangle

varietal

valuable

vaginal

vegetable

usable

vegetal

vehicle

ventricle

vertebral

vertical

vesicle

viable

versatile

visceral

victory

virginal

virtual

vitriol

victories

visible

visual

visitors

visitor

volatile

voluble

usual

wearable

utensil

westerly

westerner

westerlies

westerners

whimsical

withdrawal

westernmost

wonderful

worshipful

yesteryear

yesterday

yesterdays

workable

together

togethers

4 syllable words

acceptable

accessible

accidental

accountable

accoutrement

accoutrements

achievable

acoustical

adaptable

actionable

additional

actuaries

actuary

adjustable

admirable

adverbial

adorable

admissible

adoptable

affordable

agreeable

advisable

alluvial

amenable

amicable

allowable

amendable

alkaloidal

amiable

anarchical

answerable

antipodal

antisocial

apocryphal

applicable

appealable

appreciable

approvable

approachable

arterial

arguable

arboreal

asexual

artificial

astrologer

astrologers

astrology

astronautic

anecdotal

astronautics

astronomer

astronomy

astronomers

attainable

austerity

atypical

available

avoidable

bacteria

bacterial

bacterium

behavioral

believable

beneficial

biaxial

biannual

biennial

bilateral

binomial

bisexual

botanical

augmentable

centennial

centrifugal

charitable

circumstantial

chimerical

coaxial

collateral

collapsible

collectible

colonial

collegial

comfortable

colloquial

combinable

commendable

compensable

compatible

conceivable

comparable

conceptual

conditional

confessional

congressional

congenital

consensual

consequential

contestable

confirmable

consolable

consumable

consonantal

contemptible

controllable

controversial

conventional

continual

convertible

convivial

continental

confidential

correctional

corrigible

corruptible

creditable

custodial

cylindrical

daughter-in-law

decennial

debatable

deductible

defensible

definable

deferential

demonstrable

delectable

delusional

canonical

departmental

describable

despicable

desirable

deplorable

dependable

detachable

detrimental

devotional

dexterity

diagonal

directional

digestible

differential

dimensional

disapproval

discernible

disassemble

discountable

disputable

disposable

dispensable

disrespectful

disentangle

abdominal

distributed

distributor

distributors

distribution

disturbances

distributions

duodenal

dysfunctional

ephemeral

emmanuel

electrical

elemental

eligible

emotional

elliptical

empirical

encyclical

enforceable

enviable

enjoyable

employable

epidermal

gastronomy

episcopal

eventual

erasable

equitable

equivocal

esoteric

estimable

ethereal

estuaries

estuary

excitable

exothermic

existential

execrable

expandable

excusable

exchangeable

explainable

externally

explicable

exportable

extendible

exterminate

exteriors

exterminates

exponential

exterior

extortionate

exceptional

extortionist

extortionists

epithelial

extradition

extravagant

extravagance

extricable

extremity

extremities

extricated

extrication

fanatical

fashionable

fathomable

favorable

fissionable

distributive

divisible

divisional

foreseeable

forfeitable

forgivable

forgettable

galenical

gastrulation

fundamental

intractable

formidable

distributing

genocidal

docudrama

governmental

grammatical

habitable

habitual

heretical

hysterical

identical

hexagonal

historical

historians

homicidal

honeysuckle

honorable

horizontal

hospitable

historian

hydrothermal

hierarchical

heritable

immiscible

imitable

illogical

immovable

illegible

impassable

imperial

impeccable

impeachable

impersonal

implacable

impossible

impractical

implausible

improbable

impregnable

inaudible

inaugural

incidental

incapable

incredible

incurable

indelible

incremental

industrial

immutable

infallible

inflammable

inflexible

inflatable

inferential

influential

infeasible

inimical

instrumental

ineffable

injectable

instructional

inscrutable

insatiable

insensible

insoluble

insubstantial

intangible

intentional

interstitial

intermingle

inedible

intestinal

irascible

irrational

invaluable

invincible

ironical

invisible

isothermal

irritable

issuable

lamentable

knowledgeable

laryngeal

liturgical

logistical

malleable

manageable

maniacal

marsupial

marketable

masterpieces

masturbation

material

mechanical

matriarchal

measurable

medicinal

memorial

memorable

mercurial

mesodermal

mesothorax

metacarpal

methodical

millennial

miserable

mollycoddle

monumental

monolingual

mosaical

motorcycle

municipal

navigable

nestorian

negotiable

neonatal

negligible

nonessential

noncommittal

noncommercial

nontaxable

noticeable

nonsensical

nontechnical

nonvolatile

nugatory

numerical

nutritional

observable

obstetrical

occasional

octahedral

obtainable

occipital

octagonal

occidental

operable

oriental

ostensible

ostracism

orthogonal

palatable

parietal

parochial

participle

paranormal

pasteurizes

patentable

patrimonial

patriarchal

peripheral

perceptible

perennial

pentecostal

perishable

permeable

permissible

perpetual

personable

persuadable

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Words that rhyme with the word astral

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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