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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word critter.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

actor

acre

adder

after

acer

agar

altar

alter

aller

alder

amber

ampere

answer

ambler

anchor

anger

anker

angler

antler

aster

arbor

ardor

armor

archer

bobber

artwork

asker

asper

artworks

attar

auger

augur

auster

author

aver

azure

babbler

backer

badger

bailer

bailor

batter

balder

balter

barter

bander

banker

beaker

banter

banner

barber

barbre

barker

barger

bartram

bather

baker

baxter

bearer

beaver

becker

beggar

belcher

bender

bencher

berber

bertram

bever

biter

blatter

bleacher

birder

bluster

blotter

binder

birders

birthrate

birthrights

blaster

blabber

bladder

blather

blender

birthrates

blazer

blinder

bloomer

birthright

blubber

blower

bluffer

blunder

boarder

boarders

boardroom

boardrooms

boiler

bolar

bolster

bolter

cedar

bomber

cellar

boner

bottler

boulter

boomer

booster

boozer

borer

bother

bowler

bowyer

border

boulder

bordered

bouncer

borders

bounder

bower

bracer

boxer

boyer

bragger

booker

brawner

breaker

bratwurst

brayer

breather

breeder

breeders

brewer

briar

brier

broiler

brother

broker

centre

bugger

builder

bummer

bumper

brothers

buffer

browser

bungler

bulger

bunker

burgher

burner

burglar

busker

buster

butler

buzzer

butcher

buyer

caesar

caller

calmer

brander

camber

camper

cancer

candor

canker

canter

cantor

captor

caper

capper

carder

capture

carter

carters

carper

cartridge

cartwright

carver

caster

brethren

castor

cater

censer

censor

censure

catcher

center

centner

chapter

causer

chamber

changer

chandler

charmer

charter

chaser

chatter

chartered

charters

charger

chartreuse

chauffeur

chewer

checker

cinder

cheddar

choir

clatter

cider

chopper

cipher

clamber

clamor

clamour

clapper

cleaner

chowder

cleanser

cleaver

clever

clincher

climber

cloister

clobber

closer

closure

clothier

clover

cloture

cluster

color

colour

coaster

cocker

coffer

collar

cobbler

collier

coiner

colter

concur

comber

comer

conder

condor

confer

conger

conjure

conner

elder

conquer

cooker

cooler

cooper

cooter

cotter

cover

coster

copper

cougar

corner

coulter

crater

craker

coupler

courter

courser

courtyard

cracker

daughter

counter

cower

crammer

courtyards

craters

creamer

creature

creatures

dealer

craver

crawler

dauber

crier

crisper

croaker

crocker

croker

crooner

cropper

crowder

crowner

cruiser

crozier

culler

crusher

culver

cumber

culture

cryer

cutler

curler

cursor

darter

cypher

dagger

dapper

damper

darner

danger

dasher

dancer

denture

dexter

diaper

doubter

diner

dire

duster

doctor

diver

docker

dodger

dollar

donar

donor

dreamer

dr.

downer

drainer

draper

dour

dresser

drier

easter

decker

drummer

ducker

duffer

duller

drinker

dumper

driver

dropper

drover

dryer

dunker

dweller

eager

eger

duper

earner

earthwork

earthworm

dyer

earthworms

egger

either

ember

emmer

ender

enter

ester

error

esker

ever

feaster

ewer

falter

felter

euchre

faller

faster

fester

factor

facer

fader

faker

failure

farmer

farther

father

feeder

feather

feature

feeler

feller

eyer

femur

fender

favor

ferrer

fervor

figure

fighter

fielder

fibre

fifer

finger

finer

finder

fire

flatter

flesher

fixture

flapper

flavor

flasher

fletcher

flier

fluster

fever

floater

foister

fodder

freezer

freer

flounder

flour

flower

fluor

folder

frater

foster

fowler

framer

forster

former

founder

foyer

forger

fracture

forthright

flyer

freighter

fresher

garter

filer

fucker

fuller

gager

gainer

further

future

gaiter

friar

garner

furthers

ganger

gander

gambler

garters

gilder

fryer

gaster

gelder

gender

gerner

gather

gauger

gesture

ginger

geyser

girder

glamor

girders

glacier

frier

glamour

glazer

glider

humour

glover

gomer

gopher

gouger

glower

goer

golfer

grabber

grader

graders

grater

griever

grammar

grantor

grammer

graver

grazer

granger

greaser

grinder

guilder

guesser

gunner

grocer

groomer

groover

grouper

guider

grolier

grounder

grower

guardrail

guardrails

gusher

guzzler

hacker

halter

hammer

hamper

hamster

hander

hangar

hanger

hanker

handler

huckster

harbor

hover

hater

hatcher

harper

hatter

hauler

haver

hawker

header

healer

hearer

hector

hemmer

hepper

havier

heather

hedger

heer

hellier

helper

heifer

herder

herber

herders

hesper

hinder

hipster

hider

hewer

higher

hire

holder

holster

hooker

hooter

hardware

homer

honor

honour

hoover

hopper

hoosier

hooper

horner

horror

hostler

hour

harders

harder

howler

huffer

hugger

hunter

hussar

lector

hummer

glosser

injure

infer

incur

jaeger

leaguer

jester

jager

jagger

jailer

jasper

jumper

jobber

jogger

joiner

joker

juncture

laver

lazar

junior

juror

keeler

keener

junker

kaiser

keeper

keever

kelter

kever

kercher

later

latter

labor

labour

lacquer

ladder

lager

laker

laser

lancer

lander

larder

larkspur

lasher

laster

lather

knower

laughter

kosher

lauder

laugher

launcher

launder

leader

lawyer

layer

leamer

humor

learner

leaser

leaver

leather

hunger

lecher

ledger

hunker

lecture

leger

lester

limber

lemur

leper

lepre

lesser

lessor

leisure

lender

lever

lighter

liar

liner

linger

loiter

looker

looter

loader

loafer

locker

lobster

longer

luster

logger

longspur

lover

looper

loper

loser

lower

lubber

luger

lumber

lunar

lustre

lunger

lumper

mentor

luter

madder

mainor

major

maker

manner

manor

mander

manger

mater

master

maser

masser

martyr

marker

marcher

martyrs

marver

masker

mather

matter

mazer

mayor

measure

meer

medlar

member

mercer

nestor

neuter

neighbor

mester

metier

mincer

miner

minder

minor

minster

miser

mire

mixer

mitre

mixture

moder

moisture

monger

monsieur

mother

muffler

merger

motor

mortar

mouser

mortars

moulder

mourner

mover

mower

mugger

muller

mumper

murder

murdered

murders

muster

murmur

nadir

namer

natter

nature

nectar

monster

neither

nether

never

occur

nurture

northward

number

nurtures

northern

nother

ochre

panther

norther

odor

offer

oldster

ouster

oiler

order

punter

omer

otter

other

panter

palmer

ordered

orders

outer

our

painter

pamper

potter

oyster

over

owner

pacer

packer

oyer

pager

pouter

powter

pander

paper

poser

parlour

paster

parser

partridge

peeler

pastor

peddler

pasture

patter

peacher

pauper

paver

payer

penner

pepper

perjure

pester

perturb

perturbed

perturbs

pewter

pilfer

picture

pilcher

pincher

plater

pinder

plaster

platter

planter

piper

placer

planer

planner

pleaser

player

pleasure

pledger

plotter

plover

plucker

plumber

plunder

pointer

plunger

poacher

poker

polar

pooler

popper

polder

ponder

poplar

porter

poster

porker

porters

portrait

portraits

portray

portrays

posture

prater

poulter

preacher

powder

pounder

power

prancer

prayer

prefer

presser

pucker

proffer

puffer

pressure

puller

primer

preyer

prier

prior

proctor

psalter

proper

prosper

protract

prowler

pruner

protrude

pusher

ogre

puzzler

purser

puncture

quarter

quaker

pyre

quencher

quarters

quaver

panzer

racer

rafter

racker

raider

raiser

rubber

raker

parker

quipster

rammer

rancor

rater

reader

raver

razor

reaper

rather

ranger

ranker

raptor

reamer

reaver

rapper

rapture

rector

reefer

refer

righter

rooter

reiter

renter

renner

render

riddler

rhymer

rotor

rider

rinker

rimer

riser

roaster

router

rambler

roister

robber

parlor

rocker

roller

roadster

roger

rooster

roofer

rother

partner

roster

roper

roser

rouser

rounder

rudder

passer

rover

ruler

rower

rumor

runner

rusher

rustler

rupture

ryder

sabre

sadder

sunder

sailor

saker

zoster

sailer

sampler

salter

saunter

sapper

saucer

saver

sawyer

scalar

savior

sayer

savor

schooner

scalper

sceptre

scatter

schemer

scholar

scamper

scooper

screamer

scorer

scraper

scour

scorcher

scribbler

scrivener

sector

scrubber

scupper

sealer

scripture

sculptor

seamster

searcher

sculpture

seeker

segar

seller

seizure

sender

senior

sensor

server

scriber

sever

sewer

shader

shudder

shaker

shelter

sharer

shatter

sheller

shaver

sharper

shiner

shingler

shooter

shopper

shriner

shoulder

shower

shrimper

shriver

shyster

sickler

simper

silver

sider

signer

sinker

skelter

sire

siver

shanker

sizer

skater

skewer

skiver

slater

slatter

slaughter

sleeper

slender

slicer

slider

slasher

slayer

slobber

smelter

slugger

smatter

sneaker

smother

smuggler

snapper

snuffer

slumber

smasher

smoker

smoother

snatcher

snider

snorer

snorter

soaker

sober

sorter

solar

solder

sooner

solver

soldier

sorters

sounder

souter

speaker

spectre

spatter

spader

spanner

sphincter

speeder

sour

sower

sparger

speller

souther

spencer

spender

spicer

spider

soder

spinster

splatter

splendor

spotter

spreader

sponsor

sprayer

squander

squatter

squeaker

stater

stager

stagger

stalker

staller

stammer

starer

squier

stalder

stamper

stander

starcher

stealer

starter

stature

stayer

steamer

steeler

steeper

steller

stentor

stemmer

stepper

spoiler

sterner

stifler

santer

stiver

stocker

stoker

stoner

stopper

storer

stover

straggler

stranger

strickler

strangler

strayer

streamer

stretcher

stuffer

stricture

striker

stunner

sprinkler

stumper

structure

stroller

stupor

succor

sucker

suffer

sucre

sugar

suitor

summer

squalor

sulphur

sumner

sumpter

super

terror

supper

tailor

slander

sweeper

suture

swagger

sutor

swelter

tender

surfer

taber

tabor

tacker

tenor

tensor

taker

tamer

teacher

tanner

taper

teamster

tapper

tedder

tartar

tartars

tatter

teller

tamper

taster

tattler

taxer

teaser

temper

temblor

tasker

tenure

talker

termer

totter

templar

tiger

tester

thinker

tether

thacker

thaler

texture

thresher

thruster

thatcher

thumper

tighter

thrower

thunder

tortures

timber

timbre

tinder

tinker

tincture

timer

tipster

toaster

toller

topper

tire

toddler

torpor

torture

traitor

tractor

tracer

tracker

trader

trailer

trainer

tower

traders

traitors

tumbler

tranter

trapper

trawler

treasure

treaters

trickster

tremor

trencher

trooper

trier

trotter

trucker

tucker

tuber

tudor

waiver

tutor

ulster

ulcer

tuner

turner

tyger

tyler

tyer

under

usher

upper

user

valor

vapor

vector

venter

vendor

walter

venture

vesper

verser

viewer

vintner

viner

viper

voter

vulture

wader

wafer

waiter

visor

voucher

wager

vulgar

walker

transfer

waller

wanger

waltzer

wander

warder

warbler

warders

waster

tumor

washer

watcher

warmer

warner

water

wearer

weaver

weather

waver

webber

weber

webster

welder

welcher

whisker

whisper

welter

whimper

wheeler

whether

whacker

whaler

whiner

whistler

whitener

whopper

winder

windsor

winker

wiper

wire

wilder

wonder

worker

writer

yachter

writers

zehner

wrapper

younger

youngster

younker

yager

yonder

yorker

zander

yonker

yorkshire

zephyr

wrecker

zocor

wardrobe

wardrobes

3 syllable words

aflutter

abductor

abler

achiever

acquire

abuser

absorber

accuser

adapter

adopter

adjuster

advancer

adventure

admirer

adviser

aglitter

another

aggressor

amateur

arbiter

almoner

aquifer

ammeter

ancestor

announcer

annular

angular

appraiser

aperture

armiger

arranger

artery

arteries

assessor

assayer

assembler

arthropod

arthropods

auditor

attire

attainder

avenger

bachelor

backpacker

backwater

bagpiper

banister

bandleader

ballplayer

bannister

barrister

bargainer

barrier

bartender

batterer

beachcomber

balancer

attacker

beefeater

beginner

belabor

beleaguer

behavior

beholder

believer

bellwether

bellflower

bewilder

bibler

bipolar

birdwatcher

blockader

bloodsucker

bedchamber

asunder

bookkeeper

bookmaker

bookseller

borrower

bonfire

breadwinner

brazier

breakwater

bricklayer

broadcaster

brainpower

buckler

brotherly

bulldozer

burrower

bystander

cadaver

calender

campaigner

canister

carpenter

carrier

cartridges

catheter

caterer

character

bondholder

challenger

chancellor

changeover

brotherhood

charterhouse

chidester

chronicler

churchgoer

cheeseburger

circular

cliffhanger

collector

coauthor

collider

cocksucker

colander

cochlear

comforter

commenter

commuter

commander

composer

commoner

compiler

complainer

composure

compressor

computer

conductor

condenser

coneflower

connecter

cellular

configure

conifer

conjecture

conjuror

connector

bookbinder

connoisseur

constrictor

conspire

elector

container

converter

contender

controller

conveyer

conveyor

consumer

contractor

copartner

cottier

corridors

coroner

corridor

copier

costumer

corduroy

cornflower

councilor

courier

courtier

counsellor

counselor

crabeater

cozier

courtiers

coworker

creditor

creator

creators

crowkeeper

crossover

curator

cucumber

crusader

customer

currier

curvature

cylinder

cynosure

curators

dangler

debater

debenture

december

defaulter

deflator

decider

decipher

deliver

demeanor

deflector

decliner

defender

degener

denature

destroyer

designer

desire

detector

detailer

deserter

departure

detractor

derringer

devour

dictator

director

disaster

disclaimer

dishonor

discounter

discolor

discover

disfavor

disfigure

disclosure

dishwasher

dismember

disorder

disposer

dissenter

dispatcher

dispenser

displeasure

dissolver

distemper

distiller

divider

divisor

digester

doorkeeper

dowager

dressmaker

dulcimer

earlier

easterner

effector

editor

elater

embitter

embroider

consider

consular

elixir

emperor

empire

employer

empower

emptier

enamor

encounter

endeavor

endorser

engraver

enchanter

enquire

encumber

enclosure

endanger

engender

enhancer

enlarger

enquirer

enforcer

enrapture

entire

equator

eraser

erector

eritreans

espalier

exchanger

exchequer

exporter

exposure

explorer

extender

falconer

farrier

familiar

fancier

fastener

eyeliner

ferrier

conqueror

fiddler

finisher

firepower

fishmonger

follower

forefinger

forecaster

flypaper

foreclosure

forefather

foreigner

forester

fortresses

forever

fraternal

forerunner

forfeiture

frankfurter

forwarder

fraternize

fratricide

fratricides

freeholder

flycatcher

freethinker

furniture

furrier

furtherance

furthermore

gamekeeper

gardener

gatherer

gibraltar

girdler

glandular

constructor

glassmaker

calendar

gobbler

gossamer

gossiper

governor

godmother

godfather

granddaughter

grazier

grandmother

grandfather

granular

grasshopper

gridiron

gunpowder

hairdresser

hairdressers

hairdressing

hangover

handover

hanover

harasser

harbinger

howitzer

hardcover

hardener

harrier

harvester

harrower

hardworking

havener

haymaker

headwater

hereafter

hinderer

hitchhiker

highflier

highlander

holdover

hindquarter

hollander

homebuilder

homesteader

homeworker

hornblower

householder

housekeeper

however

glazier

idler

humbler

icebreaker

importer

impostor

incisor

improper

indexer

inclosure

inductor

inhaler

indenture

informer

injector

jackhammer

innkeeper

insider

insular

inspector

inquirer

insecure

instructor

insurer

integer

intruder

invader

issuer

inventor

investor

islander

janitor

isomer

jayhawker

jeweler

juggler

jocular

jugular

jupiter

kayaker

kidnapper

kindler

kingfisher

juniper

kitchener

laborer

lamplighter

lancaster

landholder

landowner

latecomer

latimer

launderer

lavender

lawmaker

lecturer

left-winger

leftover

globular

licenser

licensure

linear

leviner

listener

littler

locator

londoner

loudspeaker

lucifer

macabre

manager

manicure

manslaughter

marauder

marketer

martyrdom

marauders

massacre

matchmaker

mariner

mayflower

meander

meteor

messenger

midsummer

milliner

midwinter

minister

minesweeper

misnomer

modular

monitor

molester

moniker

moreover

muckraker

monomer

murderer

murderers

muscular

narrator

narrators

narrower

needler

newcomer

nodular

newscaster

nonstarter

nuclear

northwardly

northerly

northerner

northerners

northernmost

nutcracker

objector

november

observer

ocular

officer

offender

orators

orator

opener

ordering

orderly

outfitter

pacesetter

outrigger

outlier

outrider

outsider

outfielder

outnumber

pacemaker

painkiller

overture

pannier

oppressor

passover

partridges

peacekeeper

peacemaker

peculiar

pathfinder

pedicure

pensioner

performer

perjurer

perrier

philander

pickler

pillager

pilaster

plasterer

polluter

polymer

popular

portrayal

portrayals

possessor

newspaper

posterior

nonmember

postmaster

potboiler

norlander

predictor

october

precursor

prefecture

offerer

preparer

presenter

preserver

pretender

prisoner

projector

procedure

promoter

producer

professor

procurer

propeller

protector

protester

prospector

prothorax

publisher

provider

prudery

protracted

quieter

prescriber

punisher

purchaser

pursuer

purveyor

quagmire

oliver

quarterly

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4 syllable words

activator

administer

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alligator

alveolar

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alexander

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fraternities

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great-grandfather

great-grandmother

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horticulture

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molecular

motherfucker

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nonlinear

nomenclature

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thundershower

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triangular

superstructure

ulterior

underwriter

unencumber

undertaker

vehicular

ventilator

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vindicator

vestibular

violator

vernacular

whatsoever

whomsoever

whosoever

womanizer

Words that rhyme with the word critter

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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