Words that rhyme with play
Top rhymes for play
a, they, way and may
230 common words rhyme with play. The most common are a, they, way and may.
Perfect rhymes for play
1 syllable
2 syllables
- away
- today
- okay
- birthday
- survey
- display
- highway
- railway
- delay
- essay
- array
- cafe
- halfway
- someday
- subway
- ave
- ebay
- gameplay
- ballet
- runway
- relay
- convey
- decay
- gateway
- obey
- replay
- pathway
- ole
- hallway
- midway
- repay
- driveway
- cache
- portray
- freeway
- payday
- buffet
- screenplay
- doorway
- reggae
- betray
- bouquet
- midday
- roadway
- gourmet
- parkway
- weekday
- latte
- dossier
- outweigh
- dismay
- crochet
- speedway
- melee
- hooray
- airway
- doomsday
- valet
- cliche
- walkway
- stairway
- astray
- padre
- heyday
- dolce
- chalet
- mainstay
- causeway
- headway
- hearsay
- moray
- foreplay
- leeway
- fillet
- workday
- fairway
- downplay
- palais
- beltway
- hurray
- madre
- puree
- outlay
- raceway
- filet
- greenway
- hairspray
- entree
- ashtray
- spillway
- croquet
- allay
- inlay
- archway
- sorbet
- passe
- seaway
- parfait
- skyway
- parquet
- saute
- soiree
- abbe
- risque
- defray
- thruway
- souffle
- satay
- byway
- prepay
- toupee
- sachet
- swordplay
- nisei
- horseplay
- flyway
3 syllables
- anyway
- yesterday
- holiday
- everyday
- anime
- aka
- resume
- underway
- pga
- giveaway
- runaway
- lingerie
- getaway
- fiance
- takeaway
- cabaret
- overlay
- vertebrae
- breakaway
- waterway
- interplay
- dak
- expressway
- faraway
- disarray
- baa
- passageway
- disobey
- matinee
- formulae
- throwaway
- alleyway
- hideaway
- ricochet
- protege
- straightaway
- rockaway
- castaway
- intraday
- attache
- stowaway
- alumnae
- divorcee
- caraway
- bouvier
- overpay
- infante
- layaway
- overstay
- sobriquet
- overplay
- workaday
- emigre
- macrame
4 syllables
- communique
- cabriolet
- naivete
- superhighway
- asea
Show 16 rare words
- curare
- breezeway
- bluejay
- antigay
- underplay
- underpay
- canape
- companionway
- purvey
- waylay
- gainsay
- gaudier
- throughway
- redisplay
- curari
- folkway
Near rhymes for play
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- made
- take
- great
- same
- state
- always
- game
- place
- again
- days
- name
- case
- came
- face
- wait
- late
- age
- gave
- main
- space
- date
- break
- became
- rate
- save
- page
- paid
- trade
- hate
- stage
- race
- safe
- ways
- base
- straight
- pain
- create
- eight
- weight
How play sounds
| Pronunciation | /pleɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪ |
Play has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with play?
- The most common rhymes for play are a, they, way, may, day and say.
- How many words rhyme with play?
- We found 230 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for play, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in play?
- Play has one syllable.