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Words that rhyme with what

what has 20 perfect rhymes, plus 80 close near rhymes. It is a 1-syllable word, and the lists below are grouped by syllable count so you can match the line you are writing.

Perfect rhymes with what

Same sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

1 syllable · 16

  • but1
  • cut1
  • butt1
  • shut1
  • nut1
  • hut1
  • gut1
  • strut1
  • mutt1
  • smut1
  • tut1
  • putt1
  • glut1
  • rut1
  • jut1
  • phut1

2 syllables · 4

  • somewhat2
  • uncut2
  • rebut2
  • abut2

Near rhymes with what

Close but not exact — the workhorses of song lyrics and modern verse.

2 syllables · 48

  • banquet2
  • private2
  • credit2
  • market2
  • edit2
  • unit2
  • target2
  • basket2
  • diet2
  • minute2
  • pocket2
  • limit2
  • spirit2
  • profit2
  • senate2
  • secret2
  • ticket2
  • circuit2
  • planet2
  • climate2
  • template2
  • chocolate2
  • pilot2
  • charlotte2
  • jacket2
  • quiet2
  • summit2
  • packet2
  • socket2
  • carpet2
  • cricket2
  • bracelet2
  • portrait2
  • tablet2
  • toilet2
  • rabbit2
  • rocket2
  • bullet2
  • digit2
  • magnet2
  • poet2
  • merit2
  • ballot2
  • helmet2
  • wallet2
  • velvet2
  • walnut2
  • blanket2

3 syllables · 21

  • graduate3
  • adequate3
  • corporate3
  • ultimate3
  • accurate3
  • estimate3
  • cabinet3
  • alternate3
  • moderate3
  • opposite3
  • explicit3
  • composite3
  • syndicate3
  • soviet3
  • aggregate3
  • advocate3
  • nonprofit3
  • infinite3
  • deficit3
  • duplicate3
  • intimate3

4 syllables · 9

  • inadequate4
  • appropriate4
  • certificate4
  • associate4
  • immediate4
  • coordinate4
  • approximate4
  • legitimate4
  • prerequisite4

5 syllables · 2

  • undergraduate5
  • secretariat5

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20 Words That Rhyme With WHAT