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2 syllable words
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2 syllable words

ample

addle

algal

amble

angel

aisle

anal

agile

angle

annal

annul

anvil

appel

apple

ankle

airing

april

armchairs

armchair

artful

arranged

arrange

arval

astral

aural

austral

axle

awful

babble

babel

baffle

bangle

baleful

armies

bagel

basal

bashful

barrel

basil

battle

barrings

barring

barons

barrens

bauble

beadle

bestial

beagle

bedell

beetle

bengal

bearing

bethel

beryl

bearings

betel

bevel

bible

boastful

blissful

bodle

boggle

bogle

boodle

borel

biremes

boring

bowel

bottle

brainstorm

bramble

barnstorm

brainwashed

brindle

brickle

branches

brandle

branchlets

bridal

branchlet

brewing

branching

brimstone

bridle

bristle

bristol

brittle

bronzes

brainchild

broncos

bronco

broomstick

bundle

brunches

broomsticks

bubble

buckle

bumble

brownstone

brutal

buccal

bugle

burble

bruins

brownish

brownies

burel

brothel

burmese

bushel

burnish

brainstorms

bustle

butyl

cable

cackle

camel

brainwash

candle

able

cantle

capsule

careful

carpal

caple

carnal

carol

careens

carrel

carnage

carrol

castle

central

cattle

caudal

caudle

causal

ceryl

chapel

channel

cheerful

chisel

chattel

choral

chortle

chuckle

chronic

civil

coastal

cobble

coble

cockle

coddle

circle

colonel

consul

coppel

copple

corbel

coral

cornel

cornstalk

cornstalks

cornstarch

cordial

corncob

cornish

corncrib

capel

council

counsel

couple

crackle

cradle

crucial

crannies

cranky

crayons

crewel

crimson

cripple

cringes

cromwell

crowing

cronies

crumple

crumble

crunches

cruel

crustal

crystal

cuddle

cudgel

crying

curing

cymbal

daniel

dangle

damsel

darnel

cycle

dabble

daring

dawdle

dazzle

crandall

cranial

dekle

dental

dermal

deranged

derange

derring

devil

dibble

dial

dimple

dingle

dismal

distal

cancel

docile

doleful

eisel

double

dorsal

doubtful

dowel

doodle

drabble

duel

dreadful

dribble

drenches

drawings

drawing

drivel

drizzle

drinking

drinkers

drinker

ductile

drumstick

drunken

ducal

drunkards

dual

drunkard

drying

duffel

dwindle

eagle

earnest

during

easel

earrings

dormouse

earring

drainage

dramas

entrail

engle

equal

ernests

ernest

erring

ethel

ethyl

evil

facial

facile

fangle

fable

fragile

fearful

faunal

fecal

fateful

fatal

feeble

fennel

fickle

fiddle

fetal

faithful

feral

fertile

feudal

fipple

final

fitful

farmstead

fiscal

fissile

fizzle

flannel

fluegel

floral

focal

foible

forceful

fondle

franchise

firings

formal

farmhouse

firing

foremost

forums

fossil

formic

fringes

frankish

franking

franklin

frankly

freckle

frazzle

frenchman

frenzied

fretful

frenzies

frenzy

fraying

frightful

frizzle

frontal

fumble

fuddle

fruitful

frugal

fuel

frying

fungal

funnel

furnace

futile

gable

gaggle

furnished

furnish

gainful

gambrel

gamble

garble

garnish

gavel

genial

gentle

gearing

grindle

giggle

glacial

gleeful

girdle

global

glottal

goggle

google

gobble

goral

gospel

graceful

grackle

grapple

granule

grangers

granger

grannies

granges

grateful

gravel

gribble

grimaced

grimace

greenstone

greenhouse

greenish

gringos

gristle

gringo

grizzle

guzzle

grumble

grovel

gurgle

grungy

growing

hable

hackle

haggle

hansel

hassle

harmful

harmel

healthful

handle

hatchel

harangues

helpful

hateful

harle

hazel

hazle

heckle

hamal

hearing

hearings

hegel

hamel

herbal

herschel

herrings

herring

herons

hobble

harangue

hopple

hovel

hostel

hostile

houseful

housel

huckle

howell

huddle

humble

hopeful

hymnal

hummel

hustle

hurtful

hurdle

hurtle

idle

idol

ingle

irons

jiggle

jangle

jackal

jewel

jarring

jeering

jingle

jostle

kindle

journal

joyful

journeys

juggle

kendal

jungle

kennel

kibble

kiddle

kernel

kettle

kinkle

jumble

kittel

kittle

knuckle

larval

label

ladle

larynx

legal

lentil

laurel

lawful

lethal

level

libel

knittle

lintel

little

lisle

local

loral

loring

loyal

lustful

mantel

mantle

mangle

mammal

maple

marble

marines

lingle

marshal

martial

marvel

medal

meddle

mendel

mental

mickle

methyl

mettle

middle

mistral

missal

missel

mindful

missile

mingle

mitral

mobile

mongol

mochel

modal

mortal

mogul

morsel

mosel

moral

motile

mournful

moorings

mooring

morons

muckle

muddle

muffle

mumble

muscle

mural

model

mussel

muzzle

myrtle

nasal

naval

navel

nibble

natal

nipple

needful

nestle

nettle

neural

neutral

neurons

needle

nimble

nickel

nickle

normal

noodle

novel

nozzle

nuptial

noble

nuzzle

metal

opal

ogle

oral

orange

panel

painful

orval

oval

paddle

pairing

panful

pencil

papal

partial

paring

paschal

peaceful

pebble

pedal

peddle

penal

people

parcel

peril

petal

pimple

phenol

pharynx

pickle

piddle

pistil

pistol

playful

pleural

plural

popple

pommel

poodle

postal

postel

portal

prayerful

prances

prancer

prattle

praying

premise

pretzel

pottle

primal

princes

princely

promise

pronghorn

pupil

pummel

puddle

prying

quintal

purple

puzzle

quibble

quarrel

quorums

racial

rankle

ramble

rabble

raffle

rammel

rascal

rebel

ravel

rattle

rectal

regal

regel

reigle

renal

rental

restful

reruns

revel

spindle

riddle

ripple

riffle

riggle

rightful

rifle

rival

roble

rigel

roaring

rouble

royal

rubble

rumple

rundle

ruddle

ruffle

rustle

ruttle

rumble

rural

ruble

rueful

sable

saddle

sample

scalpel

scoundrel

scandal

scornful

scovel

scarring

sandal

scramble

scrabble

scribble

scuffle

scuttle

scruple

scrimmage

scrimshaw

screwing

seckel

sarong

sarongs

shindle

sequel

several

settle

shingle

servile

shekel

shamble

shameful

shackle

shearing

shovel

shoring

showrooms

simple

sinful

shuffle

shrapnel

single

shrivel

shuttle

sibyl

sickle

shrinkage

shrunken

shrinking

sidle

signal

sipple

sizzle

sirens

skittle

smittle

smuggle

skirmish

sniffle

snuggle

skillful

social

sorel

sorrel

spacial

soaring

spaniel

spangle

sparkle

special

spectral

spatial

speckle

sprinkle

spittle

squiggle

spousal

squabble

stable

squirrel

strangle

staple

supple

spiteful

stemple

steeple

stickle

sterile

startle

stifle

straddle

straggle

stressful

struggle

stubble

subtle

suckle

stumble

swingle

swindle

suttle

surmise

swearing

swivel

symbol

tangle

tactful

table

tackle

syringe

tasteful

tarnish

tassel

teagle

tearful

tattle

tensile

temple

tercel

terrel

thankful

thistle

theorems

thimble

thermal

thoughtful

throttle

tickle

throwing

tindal

tipple

tingle

tinkle

tittle

title

toddle

toggle

tonsil

topple

towel

tidal

total

tourneys

tootle

tranquil

trample

spinal

tramble

trammel

transact

transcend

rial

spiral

trenchant

transcends

transcribe

transcripts

transcript

trenches

transcribes

trial

transfix

transform

transfers

transfuse

transforms

transfer

transit

transits

translate

translates

transmit

transoms

transom

transmits

transport

transplant

transports

transplants

transpose

transient

tressel

trestle

tremble

treble

travel

transverse

trencher

tribble

trickle

tuneful

triple

tribal

trifle

trinkle

trinkets

trinket

trouble

truffle

tunnel

truncate

trundle

tumble

truthful

tubal

truncates

truncheons

trying

truncheon

tussle

twinkle

twiddle

turnstiles

tweedle

turtle

twaddle

turncoat

uncle

turnstile

umbel

turnkey

ural

useful

vandal

varnish

vengeful

vassal

ventral

venal

veering

verbal

vernal

vigil

vestal

vessel

vinyl

vial

virile

vital

vocal

vowel

wamble

waddle

waffle

warble

wistful

wishful

whittle

wasteful

weasel

watchful

wattle

wearing

warrens

wiggle

weevil

whistle

willful

windle

winkle

wobble

wiring

wrinkles

wrestle

wrinkle

wrangle

wrangles

wrenches

worrel

wriggle

wringing

wringer

wrongful

zestful

wrongly

youthful

3 syllable words

barnacle

abnormal

actual

abysmal

accrual

affable

acquittal

aerial

admiral

adrenal

ambrosial

ancestral

animal

arable

annual

apostle

apparel

appraisal

approval

barnacles

apical

assemble

archetypal

archival

ariel

arenas

armiger

armistice

arousal

arango

arsenal

article

archangel

aromas

arranger

arrangements

arranging

arrangement

arranges

arrival

astraddle

audible

auroral

autumnal

axial

bacchanal

backpedal

bankable

balmoral

baptismal

bearable

bedevil

bedraggle

beautiful

belittle

betrayal

bilingual

bicycle

bifocal

bimodal

boondoggle

biracial

bountiful

brainwashes

bahrainis

brainwashing

breakable

bronchial

burnable

brinksmanship

burial

callable

caboodle

dissemble

cannibal

cantonal

cardinal

caramel

carnival

capital

capitol

casual

carrying

cerebral

cereal

celestial

cathedral

ceramics

ceramic

cervical

changeable

chargeable

chemical

chromosome

chasuble

chromosomes

clerical

clavicle

chronicle

chroniclers

chronicler

chronicles

classical

coequal

constable

colossal

colorful

comical

commercial

commingle

colloidal

committal

congenial

communal

conjugal

conical

coracle

corporal

coronal

corneas

countable

cortical

deceitful

capable

court-martial

cowering

credential

credible

crucible

critical

curable

culpable

cubicle

cultural

currencies

currency

cuticle

cyclical

dairying

debacle

denial

delightful

derringer

digital

disable

dishevel

disgraceful

disdainful

disloyal

disposal

dismantle

dismissal

dispersal

distrustful

external

distasteful

doable

doctrinal

doctoral

domical

diurnal

doggerel

dorians

empanel

durable

dutiful

earnestly

eatable

edible

embezzle

embattle

enable

encircle

entitle

ennoble

ensemble

enamel

enfeeble

entangle

equable

epistle

epochal

errorful

especial

essential

eternal

eventful

example

ethnical

general

ethical

fanciful

farcical

fallible

familial

farinas

factual

feasible

federal

femoral

festival

filial

financial

flammable

follicle

flavorful

fluxional

fluvial

forcible

forensic

forensics

forgetful

formica

fractional

francophile

franciscans

formosa

frankincense

frankfurter

frankfurters

franklinite

fraternal

freemason

franciscan

functional

funeral

fusible

furnaces

furnishes

garnishes

franchises

garnishment

germicide

gradual

granduncle

graphical

grimaces

gullible

guttural

harnesses

helical

heroines

horrible

hormonal

hospital

ignoble

humoral

illegal

icicle

immortal

immobile

immoral

impanel

imperil

impartial

initial

imbecile

informal

infernal

infertile

interval

internal

ironside

ironclad

ironies

ironic

ironsides

lineal

marital

judicial

judgmental

jovial

juvenile

likable

legible

lateral

koreans

laudable

laughable

layering

liable

lexical

likeable

liberal

lionel

literal

littoral

lovable

logical

low-level

lowering

lyrical

mandible

madrigal

manhandle

magical

mackerel

manual

marginal

medical

marmoset

masterful

maternal

meaningful

medial

mayoral

menstrual

menial

obstacle

merciful

metrical

ministral

mineral

mishandle

mistrial

mistrustful

monocle

mutable

morones

movable

musical

mutual

mythical

mystical

nautical

neglectful

narrowing

natural

national

newcastle

newfangle

nominal

non-verbal

nonlethal

notional

notable

numeral

nocturnal

regional

regretful

official

optimal

orbital

oracle

optical

optional

oranges

parable

pedestal

orchestral

palatial

palpable

panhandle

particle

parental

parmesan

passable

pastoral

payable

pectoral

paternal

potable

pickerel

personal

perusal

pharmacies

permissive

pharmacist

pharmacists

physical

pharmacy

pineal

pineapple

plausible

pliable

possible

permissions

portable

pluvial

portrayal

postnatal

permission

potential

practical

preamble

prefrontal

premises

prenatal

primacy

primeval

princesses

principally

probable

provable

proconsul

prodigal

proposal

projectile

promises

promising

provincial

proximal

punctual

psychical

quadruple

purposeful

quotable

radical

ramshackle

radial

rational

readable

recital

reachable

rearrange

rectangle

redouble

prudential

powerful

refusal

rehearsal

rekindle

remodel

removal

remorseful

renewal

resettle

reprisal

resemble

resentful

resourceful

retinal

respectful

retrieval

retrial

revival

reversal

ritual

sagittal

salable

scalable

scaramouch

sectional

seminal

scriptural

seasonal

sculptural

sectoral

serial

sequential

sexual

skeletal

sigmoidal

skeptical

sizable

spectacle

skirmishes

sociable

ridable

solvable

sorrowful

souring

soluble

tractable

trainable

successful

suitable

substantial

structural

survival

surmises

tangential

tangible

surgical

tactical

taxable

syrians

teachable

syringes

teaspoonful

technical

temporal

terminal

tracheal

terrible

textual

testicle

thermostat

thermostats

touchable

topical

tourniquet

towering

traceable

townspeople

transaction

transactions

transcendent

transcription

transcriptions

transcriber

transcribers

transfusion

transfusions

transformers

transgression

transmitters

transistors

transition

transistor

transients

transitions

translation

translator

transmission

translucent

translators

transmittal

transmissions

translations

transparent

transformer

transmitter

transpire

transpires

transported

transporting

transporter

transporters

transference

transgressor

transgresses

transgressions

treatable

triangle

tribunal

triangles

triumphal

trivial

tropical

truancy

trimester

tunable

truncated

truncation

turntable

typical

tyrannies

unable

unbundle

unequal

unfaithful

ungrateful

unlawful

unshackle

unravel

unstable

untangle

untruthful

upheaval

usable

valuable

usual

utensil

vaginal

varietal

varnishes

variance

varying

vegetable

vegetal

vehicle

versatile

ventricle

viable

vertebral

vertical

vesicle

visual

voluble

visceral

virtual

vitriol

volatile

whimsical

wearable

washable

virginal

wonderful

worshipful

withdrawal

workable

wrangler

wranglers

wrongdoer

wrongdoers

wrongdoing

wrongdoings

wrongheaded

4 syllable words

disrespectful

abdominal

accessible

acceptable

accidental

accountable

amendable

achievable

actionable

amiable

additional

admissible

adaptable

adorable

agreeable

adoptable

advisable

affordable

admirable

allowable

alkaloidal

alluvial

amenable

amicable

adjustable

anarchical

anecdotal

acoustical

answerable

antipodal

antisocial

applicable

appealable

adverbial

apocryphal

approvable

appreciable

arboreal

approachable

arguable

armageddon

artificial

canonical

arterial

asexual

attainable

augmentable

atypical

available

avoidable

bacterial

aramaic

behavioral

believable

beneficial

biennial

biaxial

bilateral

biannual

binomial

bisexual

botanical

centennial

centrifugal

consumable

charitable

chimerical

circumstantial

coaxial

collapsible

confessional

collectible

combinable

conditional

commendable

comfortable

colonial

conceptual

congenital

conceivable

compensable

confirmable

compatible

comparable

confidential

colloquial

consolable

congressional

consensual

consonantal

consequential

collateral

correctional

contestable

contemptible

conventional

convertible

convivial

controllable

controversial

continual

continental

collegial

corrigible

corruptible

creditable

custodial

cylindrical

debatable

darwinism

deductible

dependable

definable

delusional

delectable

demonstrable

deferential

desirable

deplorable

describable

despicable

departmental

detachable

detrimental

devotional

diagonal

digestible

differential

decennial

dimensional

directional

disapproval

discernible

discountable

disassemble

disentangle

disposable

dispensable

disputable

divisional

divisible

emmanuel

employable

emotional

dysfunctional

duodenal

eligible

electrical

elliptical

enjoyable

empirical

enviable

encyclical

enforceable

ephemeral

elemental

epithelial

equitable

equivocal

estimable

exchangeable

ethereal

eventual

exceptional

epidermal

excitable

excusable

expandable

explainable

execrable

explicable

existential

genocidal

exponential

exportable

extricable

fanatical

favorable

fathomable

fashionable

fissionable

foreseeable

forgivable

forfeitable

forgettable

formidable

freemasonry

fundamental

galenical

extendible

grammatical

governmental

hexagonal

habitual

habitable

honorable

heritable

heretical

historical

hierarchical

homicidal

illegible

hospitable

horizontal

hydrothermal

hysterical

identical

illogical

imitable

impersonal

insatiable

immovable

immutable

impassable

impeccable

impeachable

imperial

implacable

implausible

impossible

inaugural

improbable

impractical

impregnable

incidental

incapable

incredible

incurable

industrial

indelible

inimical

infallible

infeasible

inflexible

inflammable

inflatable

inferential

influential

injectable

incremental

insensible

inscrutable

irrational

intangible

instrumental

instructional

insubstantial

insoluble

intestinal

intentional

interstitial

intermingle

intractable

intramural

invincible

invisible

irascible

invaluable

ironical

issuable

lamentable

laryngeal

laryngoscope

knowledgeable

medicinal

lawrencium

liturgical

logistical

maniacal

manageable

malleable

marketable

marsupial

material

matriarchal

memorable

measurable

mechanical

memorial

mercurial

isothermal

mesodermal

metacarpal

methodical

millennial

miserable

mollycoddle

motorcycle

mosaical

monumental

monolingual

negotiable

navigable

negligible

neonatal

nutritional

noncommittal

noncommercial

nonessential

nonsensical

nontaxable

noticeable

nonvolatile

nontechnical

numerical

observable

occasional

obstetrical

obtainable

relational

occidental

occipital

operable

reliable

octagonal

ostensible

orthogonal

palatable

ornamental

pentecostal

participle

parietal

parochial

permissible

patentable

patrimonial

patriarchal

paranoiac

paranormal

perceptible

perishable

peripheral

oriental

permeable

perennial

pictorial

personable

persuadable

pharaonic

perpetual

phenomenal

pitiable

pleasurable

polemical

political

polygonal

pontifical

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pornography

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8 syllable words

Words that rhyme with the word principal

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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