How many syllables in waste?

Syllables in waste

1

waste

Waste has one syllable.

How to say waste

Pronunciation/weɪst/
1 syllable · DUM
StressOne syllable, so it carries the stress
Letters5

Waste is said in a single beat with one vowel sound, so it has one syllable even though it is spelled with more than one vowel group.

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Questions

How many syllables are in waste?
Waste has one syllable.
How do you divide waste into syllables?
Waste is one syllable, so it isn't divided.

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