Random Word Generator for Songs: 5 Words to Start a Lyric: how it works
This random word generator for songs deals five words from a list of 542, each one something you can see, hear or touch: boxcar, candlelight, shiver. Every card gives the syllable count and three words that rhyme with it. Lock the words that belong in one scene, then press New words to replace the others.
How to turn five words into a verse
Do not try to use all five. Lock the two that pull at each other, say boxcar and lullaby, and swap the other three until one more fits the picture. Put the strongest word at the end of a line, where the rhyme lands. End on boxcar and its card hands you bazaar, star and car.
A five-minute band warm-up from one draw
Set the count to 3 and give every writer the same draw. Each has five minutes to write four lines that use all three words. Read them out and keep one line from each writer. Nobody chose the words, which is the point of a random song word generator: no one has to defend them. The word of the day does the same job in a group chat: one word, one verse each, by tonight.
Tips
Pair a theme with a length: Verbs plus One syllable leaves 91 words that sit on a single beat, such as cling, sway and strum.
Turn on Starts with and pick a letter to draw words for an alliterated line, such as sand, satellite and sawdust.
Save the words you lock, then draw again with the Verbs chip on to give those nouns something to do.
Questions and answers
How do I stop the lyric sounding random?
Treat the draw as a picture, not a checklist. Keep the two or three words that belong in one scene and swap any word that fights the song. A random word song generator only supplies raw material, and listeners never see the draw, so nothing is lost by dropping a word.
Where do the syllable counts and rhymes come from?
From the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a pronunciation list from Carnegie Mellon University, checked on 18 September 2026. Two words rhyme here when they sound the same from the last stressed vowel to the end, so radio sits with snow and hummingbird with word. The dictionary is American English, so your accent may differ.
Why does fire say 1 or 2 syllables?
The dictionary lists it both ways. Fire, wire, hour, flour and prayer can each be said in one beat or stretched over two, so their cards say so, and those five words show up under both One syllable and Two syllables. Count them the way your melody needs.
abyss2 syllables. Rhymes with reminisce, kiss and miss.
afternoon3 syllables. Rhymes with dune, raccoon and moon.
air1 syllable. Rhymes with hair, bear and hare.
ash1 syllable. Rhymes with crash, dash and sash.
atmosphere3 syllables. Rhymes with souvenir, year and deer.
bamboo2 syllables. Rhymes with kangaroo, shoe and dew.
bay1 syllable. Rhymes with clay, hay and pray.
beam1 syllable. Rhymes with cream, gleam and scream.
bear1 syllable. Rhymes with pear, hare and prayer.
bedrock2 syllables. Rhymes with clock, rock and dock.
bee1 syllable. Rhymes with knee, tea and flee.
bird1 syllable. Rhymes with word, herd and heard.
birdsong2 syllables. Rhymes with sarong, gong and throng.
bluebird2 syllables. Rhymes with word, herd and heard.
bluegrass2 syllables. Rhymes with glass, brass and pass.
bonfire3 syllables. Rhymes with wire, choir and tire.
butterfly3 syllables. Rhymes with goodbye, July and sky.
campfire3 syllables. Rhymes with wire, choir and tire.
chill1 syllable. Rhymes with spill, hill and mill.
clay1 syllable. Rhymes with hay, pray and sway.
cocoon2 syllables. Rhymes with monsoon, dune and afternoon.
cornfield2 syllables. Rhymes with shield, healed and yield.
cornstalk2 syllables. Rhymes with walk, hawk and talk.
crane1 syllable. Rhymes with rain, lane and vein.
crest1 syllable. Rhymes with quest, nest and chest.
crow1 syllable. Rhymes with throw, snow and glow.
cyclone2 syllables. Rhymes with stone, moan and bone.
daffodil3 syllables. Rhymes with hill, mill and quill.
day1 syllable. Rhymes with bay, clay and hay.
daybreak2 syllables. Rhymes with lake, ache and snake.
deer1 syllable. Rhymes with pier, cheer and gear.
den1 syllable. Rhymes with glen, wren and amen.
dew1 syllable. Rhymes with glue, zoo and canoe.
dove1 syllable. Rhymes with glove, shove and love.
dune1 syllable. Rhymes with raccoon, June and moon.
dust1 syllable. Rhymes with rust, trust and crust.
earthquake2 syllables. Rhymes with lake, ache and snake.
farmland2 syllables. Rhymes with sand, hand and band.
feather2 syllables. Rhymes with weather, leather and heather.
field1 syllable. Rhymes with shield, healed and yield.
fire1 or 2 syllables. Rhymes with wire, choir and tire.
firefly3 syllables. Rhymes with sky, cry and sigh.
flare1 syllable. Rhymes with stare, prayer and air.
flock1 syllable. Rhymes with clock, rock and dock.
flower2 syllables. Rhymes with tower, hour and shower.
foothill2 syllables. Rhymes with mill, quill and thrill.
foxglove2 syllables. Rhymes with love, dove and shove.
glen1 syllable. Rhymes with wren, amen and pen.
goat1 syllable. Rhymes with moat, wrote and float.
grain1 syllable. Rhymes with crane, rain and vein.
grass1 syllable. Rhymes with brass, pass and class.
greyhound2 syllables. Rhymes with sound, ground and mound.
ground1 syllable. Rhymes with hound, mound and pound.
gust1 syllable. Rhymes with thrust, dust and trust.
hare1 syllable. Rhymes with square, prayer and air.
hawk1 syllable. Rhymes with stalk, squawk and walk.
hay1 syllable. Rhymes with pray, sway and sleigh.
haystack2 syllables. Rhymes with track, back and crack.
heat1 syllable. Rhymes with sheet, seat and wheat.
heather2 syllables. Rhymes with tether, feather and weather.
hen1 syllable. Rhymes with den, glen and wren.
herd1 syllable. Rhymes with stirred, bird and word.
hill1 syllable. Rhymes with mill, quill and thrill.
honeybee3 syllables. Rhymes with sea, tree and key.
hound1 syllable. Rhymes with mound, pound and surround.
hour1 or 2 syllables. Rhymes with flour, flower and devour.
hummingbird3 syllables. Rhymes with word, herd and heard.
hurricane3 syllables. Rhymes with vein, grain and crane.
July2 syllables. Rhymes with sky, fly and cry.
June1 syllable. Rhymes with tune, spoon and balloon.
kangaroo3 syllables. Rhymes with shoe, dew and glue.
lagoon2 syllables. Rhymes with cocoon, dune and monsoon.
lake1 syllable. Rhymes with snake, ache and cake.
land1 syllable. Rhymes with band, stand and strand.
light1 syllable. Rhymes with flight, kite and sight.
marigold3 syllables. Rhymes with fold, hold and behold.
meadow2 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
midnight2 syllables. Rhymes with light, kite and flight.
mockingbird3 syllables. Rhymes with word, herd and heard.
monsoon2 syllables. Rhymes with afternoon, dune and raccoon.
moon1 syllable. Rhymes with June, spoon and tune.
moonbeam2 syllables. Rhymes with dream, stream and steam.
moonlight2 syllables. Rhymes with ignite, night and flight.
moonstone2 syllables. Rhymes with bone, moan and phone.
mound1 syllable. Rhymes with pound, surround and astound.
nest1 syllable. Rhymes with chest, vest and west.
night1 syllable. Rhymes with light, kite and flight.
nightfall2 syllables. Rhymes with wall, crawl and hall.
nighthawk2 syllables. Rhymes with walk, squawk and talk.
parakeet3 syllables. Rhymes with street, heat and feet.
peacock2 syllables. Rhymes with clock, rock and dock.
pear1 syllable. Rhymes with hare, prayer and air.
plum1 syllable. Rhymes with crumb, hum and strum.
primrose2 syllables. Rhymes with compose, toes and doze.
quicksand2 syllables. Rhymes with hand, land and band.
raccoon2 syllables. Rhymes with moon, June and tune.
rain1 syllable. Rhymes with train, lane and vein.
rainbow2 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
rainfall2 syllables. Rhymes with wall, crawl and hall.
rainstorm2 syllables. Rhymes with swarm, dorm and perform.
reindeer2 syllables. Rhymes with souvenir, year and pier.
river2 syllables. Rhymes with shiver, quiver and deliver.
riverbed3 syllables. Rhymes with thread, shed and sled.
rock1 syllable. Rhymes with dock, lock and knock.
rose1 syllable. Rhymes with nose, toes and doze.
rust1 syllable. Rhymes with trust, crust and gust.
sand1 syllable. Rhymes with hand, land and band.
satellite3 syllables. Rhymes with ignite, night and flight.
scarecrow2 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and throw.
sea1 syllable. Rhymes with tree, key and bee.
seashell2 syllables. Rhymes with bell, hotel and well.
seashore2 syllables. Rhymes with door, roar and store.
shadow2 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
shamrock2 syllables. Rhymes with clock, dock and lock.
sheep1 syllable. Rhymes with jeep, leap and sleep.
shell1 syllable. Rhymes with well, hotel and cell.
shore1 syllable. Rhymes with floor, roar and store.
shower2 syllables. Rhymes with hour, flower and flour.
sky1 syllable. Rhymes with fly, cry and sigh.
sleet1 syllable. Rhymes with greet, heat and street.
snake1 syllable. Rhymes with cake, ache and wake.
snow1 syllable. Rhymes with glow, crow and throw.
snowball2 syllables. Rhymes with wall, crawl and hall.
snowflake2 syllables. Rhymes with lake, ache and snake.
snowstorm2 syllables. Rhymes with swarm, dorm and perform.
songbird2 syllables. Rhymes with word, herd and heard.
sound1 syllable. Rhymes with ground, hound and mound.
space1 syllable. Rhymes with chase, trace and vase.
sphere1 syllable. Rhymes with appear, frontier and pioneer.
spring1 syllable. Rhymes with sing, swing and sting.
squall1 syllable. Rhymes with sprawl, wall and hall.
stalk1 syllable. Rhymes with squawk, walk and talk.
star1 syllable. Rhymes with car, guitar and jar.
stardust2 syllables. Rhymes with rust, trust and crust.
starlight2 syllables. Rhymes with ignite, night and flight.
steam1 syllable. Rhymes with beam, cream and gleam.
stone1 syllable. Rhymes with bone, moan and phone.
storm1 syllable. Rhymes with swarm, dorm and perform.
strand1 syllable. Rhymes with understand, sand and hand.
stream1 syllable. Rhymes with steam, beam and cream.
sun1 syllable. Rhymes with run, stun and spun.
sunbeam2 syllables. Rhymes with dream, stream and steam.
sundown2 syllables. Rhymes with town, crown and gown.
sunflower3 syllables. Rhymes with tower, hour and shower.
swarm1 syllable. Rhymes with dorm, perform and transform.
sycamore3 syllables. Rhymes with door, shore and roar.
thunder2 syllables. Rhymes with wonder, plunder and blunder.
thunderstorm3 syllables. Rhymes with swarm, dorm and perform.
toad1 syllable. Rhymes with explode, road and abode.
tomorrow3 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
tree1 syllable. Rhymes with key, bee and knee.
twilight2 syllables. Rhymes with night, kite and flight.
undertow3 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
waterfall3 syllables. Rhymes with wall, crawl and hall.
weather2 syllables. Rhymes with leather, heather and tether.
well1 syllable. Rhymes with cell, hotel and swell.
wheat1 syllable. Rhymes with sleet, heat and greet.
wildfire3 syllables. Rhymes with wire, choir and tire.
wildflower3 syllables. Rhymes with tower, hour and shower.
wing1 syllable. Rhymes with string, sing and swing.
wren1 syllable. Rhymes with amen, pen and hen.
year1 syllable. Rhymes with fear, deer and pier.
yesterday3 syllables. Rhymes with bouquet, bay and clay.
Roads and places 67
airfield2 syllables. Rhymes with shield, healed and yield.
airstrip2 syllables. Rhymes with ship, lip and grip.
avenue3 syllables. Rhymes with kangaroo, shoe and dew.
bandstand2 syllables. Rhymes with sand, hand and land.
bazaar2 syllables. Rhymes with star, car and jar.
boardwalk2 syllables. Rhymes with walk, hawk and talk.
boat1 syllable. Rhymes with coat, note and throat.
booth1 syllable. Rhymes with sleuth, tooth and truth.
boxcar2 syllables. Rhymes with bazaar, star and car.
campground2 syllables. Rhymes with sound, hound and mound.
car1 syllable. Rhymes with guitar, scar and jar.
carousel3 syllables. Rhymes with bell, hotel and shell.
cart1 syllable. Rhymes with chart, dart and sweetheart.
cell1 syllable. Rhymes with swell, hotel and yell.
class1 syllable. Rhymes with glass, grass and brass.
cornerstone3 syllables. Rhymes with bone, moan and phone.
crossroad2 syllables. Rhymes with abode, load and toad.
dock1 syllable. Rhymes with lock, knock and flock.
dorm1 syllable. Rhymes with perform, swarm and transform.
downtown2 syllables. Rhymes with crown, gown and clown.
fairground2 syllables. Rhymes with sound, hound and mound.
flight1 syllable. Rhymes with kite, sight and ignite.
frontier2 syllables. Rhymes with chandelier, pioneer and souvenir.
highway2 syllables. Rhymes with bouquet, day and bay.
hometown2 syllables. Rhymes with crown, gown and clown.
hotel2 syllables. Rhymes with farewell, bell and shell.
jeep1 syllable. Rhymes with sleep, leap and keep.
lane1 syllable. Rhymes with chain, plane and vein.
lifeboat2 syllables. Rhymes with coat, note and throat.
mill1 syllable. Rhymes with quill, thrill and chill.
moat1 syllable. Rhymes with float, wrote and boat.
motel2 syllables. Rhymes with farewell, bell and shell.
overpass3 syllables. Rhymes with glass, grass and brass.
pier1 syllable. Rhymes with cheer, gear and sphere.
place1 syllable. Rhymes with space, chase and trace.
plane1 syllable. Rhymes with vein, grain and crane.
platform2 syllables. Rhymes with storm, swarm and dorm.
playground2 syllables. Rhymes with sound, hound and mound.
racetrack2 syllables. Rhymes with track, back and crack.
railroad2 syllables. Rhymes with abode, load and toad.
road1 syllable. Rhymes with load, explode and toad.
sailboat2 syllables. Rhymes with coat, note and throat.
sawmill2 syllables. Rhymes with hill, quill and thrill.
shack1 syllable. Rhymes with track, back and crack.
ship1 syllable. Rhymes with lip, hip and grip.
sidewalk2 syllables. Rhymes with walk, hawk and talk.
spaceship2 syllables. Rhymes with lip, hip and grip.
square1 syllable. Rhymes with flare, prayer and air.
store1 syllable. Rhymes with oar, pour and explore.
street1 syllable. Rhymes with feet, heat and sheet.
streetcar2 syllables. Rhymes with bazaar, star and scar.
stronghold2 syllables. Rhymes with gold, fold and threshold.
subway2 syllables. Rhymes with day, bay and clay.
tire2 syllables. Rhymes with desire, choir and fire.
tollbooth2 syllables. Rhymes with truth, tooth and youth.
tower2 syllables. Rhymes with shower, hour and flour.
town1 syllable. Rhymes with crown, gown and clown.
track1 syllable. Rhymes with back, crack and stack.
train1 syllable. Rhymes with lane, chain and vein.
trip1 syllable. Rhymes with skip, sip and ship.
underground3 syllables. Rhymes with sound, hound and mound.
underpass3 syllables. Rhymes with glass, grass and brass.
west1 syllable. Rhymes with rest, guest and crest.
windmill2 syllables. Rhymes with quill, thrill and chill.
windshield2 syllables. Rhymes with field, healed and yield.
wonderland3 syllables. Rhymes with sand, hand and band.
zoo1 syllable. Rhymes with canoe, tattoo and bamboo.
Home and things 116
abode2 syllables. Rhymes with erode, road and load.
almanac3 syllables. Rhymes with track, back and crack.
armchair2 syllables. Rhymes with air, bear and hare.
arrowhead3 syllables. Rhymes with bed, thread and shed.
art1 syllable. Rhymes with cart, chart and dart.
backpack2 syllables. Rhymes with track, back and crack.
ball1 syllable. Rhymes with call, crawl and shawl.
balloon2 syllables. Rhymes with lagoon, dune and cocoon.
band1 syllable. Rhymes with stand, strand and sand.
bed1 syllable. Rhymes with thread, shed and sled.
bell1 syllable. Rhymes with shell, hotel and well.
blindfold2 syllables. Rhymes with gold, hold and behold.
bouquet2 syllables. Rhymes with day, bay and clay.
brass1 syllable. Rhymes with pass, class and glass.
bread1 syllable. Rhymes with head, shed and sled.
cake1 syllable. Rhymes with wake, ache and shake.
candlelight3 syllables. Rhymes with night, kite and flight.
canoe2 syllables. Rhymes with tattoo, bamboo and kangaroo.
chain1 syllable. Rhymes with plane, vein and grain.
chair1 syllable. Rhymes with stair, bear and hare.
chandelier3 syllables. Rhymes with pioneer, souvenir and year.
chart1 syllable. Rhymes with dart, start and cart.
chip1 syllable. Rhymes with grip, slip and skip.
clock1 syllable. Rhymes with rock, dock and lock.
coat1 syllable. Rhymes with note, throat and goat.
cream1 syllable. Rhymes with gleam, scream and seam.
crossword2 syllables. Rhymes with bird, word and herd.
crown1 syllable. Rhymes with gown, clown and frown.
crumb1 syllable. Rhymes with hum, strum and gum.
crust1 syllable. Rhymes with gust, thrust and dust.
door1 syllable. Rhymes with shore, floor and roar.
doorbell2 syllables. Rhymes with shell, hotel and well.
doorway2 syllables. Rhymes with bouquet, day and bay.
drum1 syllable. Rhymes with thumb, plum and hum.
drumbeat2 syllables. Rhymes with street, heat and feet.
fireplace3 syllables. Rhymes with face, chase and lace.
floor1 syllable. Rhymes with roar, store and pour.
flour1 or 2 syllables. Rhymes with devour, tower and shower.
gear1 syllable. Rhymes with spear, sphere and frontier.
gingerbread3 syllables. Rhymes with bed, thread and shed.
glass1 syllable. Rhymes with grass, brass and pass.
glove1 syllable. Rhymes with shove, love and dove.
glue1 syllable. Rhymes with zoo, canoe and tattoo.
gold1 syllable. Rhymes with fold, hold and behold.
gong1 syllable. Rhymes with throng, belong and prolong.
gown1 syllable. Rhymes with clown, frown and drown.
guest1 syllable. Rhymes with crest, quest and nest.
guitar2 syllables. Rhymes with scar, jar and bazaar.
gum1 syllable. Rhymes with drum, thumb and plum.
hall1 syllable. Rhymes with ball, crawl and call.
horseshoe2 syllables. Rhymes with dew, glue and zoo.
hose1 syllable. Rhymes with doze, compose and toes.
hourglass3 syllables. Rhymes with grass, brass and pass.
jar1 syllable. Rhymes with bazaar, star and car.
keepsake2 syllables. Rhymes with lake, ache and snake.
key1 syllable. Rhymes with bee, knee and tea.
kite1 syllable. Rhymes with sight, ignite and night.
lace1 syllable. Rhymes with place, chase and space.
leather2 syllables. Rhymes with heather, tether and feather.
load1 syllable. Rhymes with toad, explode and abode.
lock1 syllable. Rhymes with knock, flock and clock.
lullaby3 syllables. Rhymes with July, sky and fly.
microphone3 syllables. Rhymes with cyclone, moan and stone.
note1 syllable. Rhymes with throat, wrote and goat.
oar1 syllable. Rhymes with pour, soar and explore.
overcoat3 syllables. Rhymes with boat, note and throat.
padlock2 syllables. Rhymes with clock, rock and dock.
paperback3 syllables. Rhymes with track, crack and stack.
password2 syllables. Rhymes with bird, word and herd.
pen1 syllable. Rhymes with hen, den and glen.
phone1 syllable. Rhymes with throne, moan and cyclone.
quill1 syllable. Rhymes with thrill, chill and spill.
radio3 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
raincoat2 syllables. Rhymes with boat, note and throat.
rake1 syllable. Rhymes with lake, ache and snake.
ring1 syllable. Rhymes with wing, string and sing.
rung1 syllable. Rhymes with swung, tongue and clung.
sarong2 syllables. Rhymes with song, gong and throng.
sash1 syllable. Rhymes with clash, dash and mustache.
sawdust2 syllables. Rhymes with rust, trust and crust.
saxophone3 syllables. Rhymes with cyclone, moan and stone.
seam1 syllable. Rhymes with dream, stream and steam.
seat1 syllable. Rhymes with wheat, sleet and greet.
shawl1 syllable. Rhymes with squall, sprawl and wall.
shed1 syllable. Rhymes with sled, tread and bed.
sheet1 syllable. Rhymes with seat, sleet and wheat.
shield1 syllable. Rhymes with yield, healed and revealed.
shoe1 syllable. Rhymes with dew, glue and zoo.
silverware3 syllables. Rhymes with air, bear and hare.
sled1 syllable. Rhymes with tread, bed and shed.
sleigh1 syllable. Rhymes with bouquet, day and bay.
sliver2 syllables. Rhymes with river, shiver and quiver.
song1 syllable. Rhymes with gong, throng and belong.
soundtrack2 syllables. Rhymes with back, crack and stack.
souvenir3 syllables. Rhymes with year, deer and pier.
spear1 syllable. Rhymes with sphere, appear and frontier.
spoon1 syllable. Rhymes with balloon, dune and lagoon.
spyglass2 syllables. Rhymes with grass, brass and pass.
stack1 syllable. Rhymes with shack, track and back.
stair1 syllable. Rhymes with bear, hare and prayer.
staircase2 syllables. Rhymes with face, chase and lace.
string1 syllable. Rhymes with spring, sing and swing.
suitcase2 syllables. Rhymes with face, chase and lace.
tea1 syllable. Rhymes with flee, sea and tree.
telephone3 syllables. Rhymes with cyclone, moan and stone.
thread1 syllable. Rhymes with bread, shed and sled.
threshold2 syllables. Rhymes with gold, fold and hold.
throne1 syllable. Rhymes with moan, cyclone and stone.
tune1 syllable. Rhymes with spoon, dune and balloon.
uniform3 syllables. Rhymes with storm, swarm and dorm.
vase1 syllable. Rhymes with embrace, chase and face.
vest1 syllable. Rhymes with west, rest and guest.
wall1 syllable. Rhymes with hall, crawl and ball.
windowpane3 syllables. Rhymes with vein, grain and crane.
wire1 or 2 syllables. Rhymes with choir, tire and desire.
word1 syllable. Rhymes with herd, heard and stirred.
Heart, body and people 69
ache1 syllable. Rhymes with rake, lake and snake.
amen2 syllables. Rhymes with pen, hen and den.
back1 syllable. Rhymes with crack, stack and shack.
backbone2 syllables. Rhymes with stone, moan and phone.
bittersweet3 syllables. Rhymes with street, heat and feet.
bliss1 syllable. Rhymes with abyss, reminisce and kiss.
bone1 syllable. Rhymes with phone, moan and throne.
brother2 syllables. Rhymes with smother, mother and grandmother.
chest1 syllable. Rhymes with vest, west and rest.
choir2 syllables. Rhymes with tire, desire and fire.
clown1 syllable. Rhymes with frown, drown and downtown.
daydream2 syllables. Rhymes with stream, steam and beam.
desire3 syllables. Rhymes with fire, choir and wire.
dream1 syllable. Rhymes with stream, steam and beam.
eye1 syllable. Rhymes with goodbye, July and sky.
eyelash2 syllables. Rhymes with ash, dash and sash.
face1 syllable. Rhymes with lace, chase and place.
farewell2 syllables. Rhymes with bell, hotel and shell.
fear1 syllable. Rhymes with deer, pier and gear.
feet1 syllable. Rhymes with heat, sheet and seat.
fingertip3 syllables. Rhymes with ship, lip and grip.
flashback2 syllables. Rhymes with track, crack and stack.
frown1 syllable. Rhymes with drown, downtown and crown.
godmother3 syllables. Rhymes with brother, smother and mother.
goodbye2 syllables. Rhymes with July, sky and fly.
grandmother3 syllables. Rhymes with brother, smother and mother.
hair1 syllable. Rhymes with chair, bear and square.
hand1 syllable. Rhymes with land, band and stand.
head1 syllable. Rhymes with shed, sled and tread.
heart1 syllable. Rhymes with art, cart and dart.
heartbeat2 syllables. Rhymes with street, heat and feet.
heartbreak2 syllables. Rhymes with lake, ache and snake.
hip1 syllable. Rhymes with chip, grip and slip.
honeymoon3 syllables. Rhymes with June, spoon and tune.
kiss1 syllable. Rhymes with miss, abyss and reminisce.
knee1 syllable. Rhymes with tea, flee and sea.
lip1 syllable. Rhymes with hip, grip and slip.
love1 syllable. Rhymes with dove, glove and shove.
lung1 syllable. Rhymes with sung, tongue and hung.
mind1 syllable. Rhymes with find, bind and grind.
mother2 syllables. Rhymes with brother, smother and grandmother.
mustache2 syllables. Rhymes with ash, dash and sash.
nightmare2 syllables. Rhymes with air, bear and hare.
nose1 syllable. Rhymes with toes, hose and doze.
pioneer3 syllables. Rhymes with year, deer and pier.
prayer1 or 2 syllables. Rhymes with air, bear and hare.
quest1 syllable. Rhymes with nest, chest and vest.
runaway3 syllables. Rhymes with bouquet, day and bay.
scar1 syllable. Rhymes with jar, bazaar and star.
sight1 syllable. Rhymes with ignite, night and light.
sleuth1 syllable. Rhymes with truth, tooth and youth.
spellbound2 syllables. Rhymes with sound, ground and hound.
sweetheart2 syllables. Rhymes with art, cart and dart.
tattoo2 syllables. Rhymes with bamboo, kangaroo and shoe.
thrill1 syllable. Rhymes with chill, spill and hill.
throat1 syllable. Rhymes with goat, wrote and moat.
throng1 syllable. Rhymes with belong, prolong and sarong.
thumb1 syllable. Rhymes with plum, crumb and hum.
toes1 syllable. Rhymes with hose, doze and froze.
tongue1 syllable. Rhymes with lung, sung and hung.
tooth1 syllable. Rhymes with youth, booth and sleuth.
troubadour3 syllables. Rhymes with shore, floor and roar.
trust1 syllable. Rhymes with crust, gust and thrust.
truth1 syllable. Rhymes with tooth, youth and booth.
vein1 syllable. Rhymes with grain, crane and rain.
wallflower3 syllables. Rhymes with tower, hour and shower.
wanderlust3 syllables. Rhymes with dust, rust and trust.
wonder2 syllables. Rhymes with plunder, blunder and thunder.
youth1 syllable. Rhymes with booth, sleuth and truth.
Verbs 127
appear2 syllables. Rhymes with frontier, pioneer and souvenir.
astound2 syllables. Rhymes with sound, ground and hound.
behold2 syllables. Rhymes with unfold, gold and threshold.
belong2 syllables. Rhymes with sarong, song and gong.
bind1 syllable. Rhymes with grind, unwind and remind.
blunder2 syllables. Rhymes with thunder, wonder and plunder.
blurred1 syllable. Rhymes with overheard, bird and word.
call1 syllable. Rhymes with crawl, squall and shawl.
chase1 syllable. Rhymes with trace, vase and embrace.
cheer1 syllable. Rhymes with steer, gear and sphere.
clash1 syllable. Rhymes with ash, dash and sash.
cling1 syllable. Rhymes with fling, ring and wing.
clung1 syllable. Rhymes with stung, tongue and lung.
compose2 syllables. Rhymes with rose, toes and doze.
concealed2 syllables. Rhymes with field, healed and shield.
crack1 syllable. Rhymes with stack, shack and track.
crash1 syllable. Rhymes with flash, dash and sash.
crawl1 syllable. Rhymes with shawl, squall and sprawl.
creep1 syllable. Rhymes with leap, sweep and sheep.
cry1 syllable. Rhymes with sigh, eye and goodbye.
dart1 syllable. Rhymes with start, cart and sweetheart.
dash1 syllable. Rhymes with sash, clash and mustache.
deliver3 syllables. Rhymes with sliver, river and shiver.
depart2 syllables. Rhymes with heart, cart and dart.
devour3 syllables. Rhymes with flower, hour and tower.
disappear3 syllables. Rhymes with frontier, pioneer and souvenir.
doze1 syllable. Rhymes with froze, compose and toes.
drip1 syllable. Rhymes with slip, trip and skip.
drown1 syllable. Rhymes with downtown, crown and gown.
embrace2 syllables. Rhymes with face, chase and lace.
erode2 syllables. Rhymes with load, explode and toad.
explode2 syllables. Rhymes with abode, road and erode.
explore2 syllables. Rhymes with door, shore and roar.
find1 syllable. Rhymes with bind, grind and unwind.
flash1 syllable. Rhymes with splash, dash and sash.
flee1 syllable. Rhymes with sea, tree and key.
fling1 syllable. Rhymes with ring, wing and sing.
float1 syllable. Rhymes with wrote, boat and coat.
fly1 syllable. Rhymes with cry, sigh and eye.
fold1 syllable. Rhymes with hold, gold and behold.
froze1 syllable. Rhymes with compose, toes and doze.
gleam1 syllable. Rhymes with scream, seam and dream.
glow1 syllable. Rhymes with crow, snow and throw.
greet1 syllable. Rhymes with street, heat and feet.
grind1 syllable. Rhymes with unwind, remind and find.
grip1 syllable. Rhymes with drip, slip and skip.
healed1 syllable. Rhymes with revealed, field and concealed.
heard1 syllable. Rhymes with stirred, bird and word.
hiss1 syllable. Rhymes with bliss, abyss and reminisce.
hold1 syllable. Rhymes with unfold, gold and threshold.
hum1 syllable. Rhymes with strum, gum and thumb.
hung1 syllable. Rhymes with rung, tongue and swung.
ignite2 syllables. Rhymes with light, kite and flight.
keep1 syllable. Rhymes with weep, leap and creep.
knock1 syllable. Rhymes with flock, clock and rock.
leap1 syllable. Rhymes with sweep, sheep and jeep.
miss1 syllable. Rhymes with hiss, abyss and reminisce.
moan1 syllable. Rhymes with cyclone, stone and bone.
outrun2 syllables. Rhymes with spun, sun and run.
overcome3 syllables. Rhymes with drum, thumb and plum.
overflow3 syllables. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
overheard3 syllables. Rhymes with bird, word and stirred.
pass1 syllable. Rhymes with class, glass and grass.
perform2 syllables. Rhymes with storm, swarm and dorm.
plunder2 syllables. Rhymes with blunder, thunder and wonder.
pound1 syllable. Rhymes with surround, astound and sound.
pour1 syllable. Rhymes with soar, explore and door.
pray1 syllable. Rhymes with sway, stray and sleigh.
prolong2 syllables. Rhymes with sarong, song and gong.
quiver2 syllables. Rhymes with deliver, sliver and river.
remind2 syllables. Rhymes with find, bind and grind.
reminisce3 syllables. Rhymes with kiss, abyss and miss.
rest1 syllable. Rhymes with guest, crest and quest.
revealed2 syllables. Rhymes with concealed, field and shield.
roar1 syllable. Rhymes with store, oar and pour.
run1 syllable. Rhymes with stun, outrun and spun.
scream1 syllable. Rhymes with seam, dream and stream.
shake1 syllable. Rhymes with ache, rake and lake.
shiver2 syllables. Rhymes with quiver, deliver and sliver.
shove1 syllable. Rhymes with love, dove and glove.
sigh1 syllable. Rhymes with eye, goodbye and July.
sing1 syllable. Rhymes with swing, sting and cling.
sip1 syllable. Rhymes with ship, lip and grip.
skip1 syllable. Rhymes with sip, ship and lip.
sleep1 syllable. Rhymes with keep, leap and weep.
sleepwalk2 syllables. Rhymes with talk, hawk and stalk.
slip1 syllable. Rhymes with trip, skip and sip.
smother2 syllables. Rhymes with mother, brother and grandmother.
soar1 syllable. Rhymes with explore, door and roar.
spill1 syllable. Rhymes with hill, mill and quill.
splash1 syllable. Rhymes with dash, sash and clash.
sprawl1 syllable. Rhymes with wall, crawl and hall.
spun1 syllable. Rhymes with sun, run and stun.
squawk1 syllable. Rhymes with walk, hawk and talk.
stand1 syllable. Rhymes with strand, sand and hand.
stare1 syllable. Rhymes with prayer, air and bear.
start1 syllable. Rhymes with depart, cart and dart.
steer1 syllable. Rhymes with gear, sphere and frontier.
sting1 syllable. Rhymes with cling, fling and ring.
stirred1 syllable. Rhymes with blurred, overheard and bird.
stray1 syllable. Rhymes with sleigh, bouquet and day.
strum1 syllable. Rhymes with gum, drum and thumb.
stun1 syllable. Rhymes with outrun, spun and sun.
stung1 syllable. Rhymes with tongue, lung and sung.
sung1 syllable. Rhymes with hung, tongue and rung.
surround2 syllables. Rhymes with astound, sound and ground.
sway1 syllable. Rhymes with stray, sleigh and bouquet.
sweep1 syllable. Rhymes with sheep, leap and jeep.
swell1 syllable. Rhymes with yell, hotel and motel.
swing1 syllable. Rhymes with sting, cling and fling.
swung1 syllable. Rhymes with clung, tongue and stung.
talk1 syllable. Rhymes with hawk, stalk and squawk.
tether2 syllables. Rhymes with feather, weather and leather.
throw1 syllable. Rhymes with snow, glow and crow.
thrust1 syllable. Rhymes with dust, rust and trust.
trace1 syllable. Rhymes with vase, embrace and face.
transform2 syllables. Rhymes with storm, swarm and dorm.
tread1 syllable. Rhymes with bed, thread and shed.
understand3 syllables. Rhymes with sand, hand and land.
unfold2 syllables. Rhymes with gold, hold and behold.
unwind2 syllables. Rhymes with remind, find and bind.
wake1 syllable. Rhymes with shake, ache and rake.
walk1 syllable. Rhymes with talk, hawk and stalk.
weep1 syllable. Rhymes with creep, leap and sweep.
wrote1 syllable. Rhymes with boat, note and coat.
yell1 syllable. Rhymes with hotel, farewell and motel.
yield1 syllable. Rhymes with healed, field and revealed.
How this list was compiled: Words chosen by hand for lyric writing. Syllable counts and rhymes are computed from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, file cmudict.dict at https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict, fetched and checked 2026-09-18. Syllables are the vowel sounds in the word's first listed pronunciation; five words (fire, wire, hour, flour, prayer) are listed there with one and with two syllables and say so; the dictionary also lists a rare two-syllable variant of spring (S P ER0 IH1 NG), which we ignore, so spring is marked as one syllable. Two words rhyme here when their first listed pronunciations match from the last stressed vowel to the end. The dictionary's LICENSE file (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/master/LICENSE, read 2026-09-18) is a two-clause BSD-style licence, not a public domain dedication: 'Copyright (C) 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted' provided the copyright notice, the conditions and the disclaimer are kept. The word choice, themes and card wording are our own. Re-sorted 2026-09-19 after review: the three rhymes printed on each card are now chosen by script from the same rhyme family so that words whose rhyming syllable carries the main stress come first (snow before shadow for radio), the three have different endings where the family allows, and a compound is not shown beside the word it ends in. No word or rhyme was added or removed. Licence: Own word list and card wording. Syllable counts and rhymes are derived from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Copyright (C) 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, used under its BSD 2-clause licence: https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/master/LICENSE