Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word speller.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word speller.
1 syllable words
2 syllable words

acer

acre

actor

adder

agar

after

alder

aller

altar

alter

ambler

amber

ampere

anchor

angler

anger

anker

answer

batter

aver

antler

asper

asker

aster

arbor

ardor

armor

archer

attar

auger

augur

author

auster

babbler

backer

baker

azure

babblers

badger

balder

balter

bander

banner

banter

banker

barber

barbre

barker

barger

barter

bather

bitter

beater

beaver

blabber

baxter

blather

berber

beaker

bicker

bencher

bender

bidder

bigger

blazer

blubber

birder

bluffer

binder

bladder

biter

blatter

blaster

blister

bleacher

blender

blinder

boiler

bolar

blunder

blotter

blower

bluster

bolter

bloomer

bobber

bolster

bomber

boarder

boner

borer

booker

boomer

boozer

booster

border

bragger

breaker

bottler

bowler

boulder

boulter

bouncer

bounder

bower

bracer

bowyer

boyer

brayer

boxer

brander

brawner

breeder

brimmer

bother

brewer

briar

brier

builder

broiler

buffer

bugger

brother

broker

browser

bulger

bummer

butler

breather

burglar

burgher

burner

butter

butcher

bungler

bumper

busker

buster

bunker

buyer

buzzer

camber

caesar

caller

camper

cancer

calmer

candor

cantor

canker

canter

caper

capper

captor

capture

carder

carper

cater

caster

catcher

castor

carter

carver

causer

cedar

censer

censor

center

centre

censure

centner

chatter

chaser

chandler

chamber

chapter

changer

chauffeur

cheater

charmer

charter

charger

chipper

chewer

chitter

chopper

choir

chowder

cleanser

clamour

clamor

clatter

cinder

clamber

cider

cipher

clapper

clearer

cleaver

clicker

clipper

clincher

cleaner

climber

clobber

closer

cloister

clothier

closure

cloture

clutter

cluster

cobbler

clover

cocker

cobblers

coaster

comer

coffer

coiner

collar

collier

colter

comber

concur

conder

condor

confer

conger

conjure

cotter

coulter

conner

conquer

cooker

cooler

cooper

cooter

copper

cougar

corner

coster

counter

crocker

coupler

cover

couplers

courser

courter

cower

cracker

craker

crammer

crater

craver

crawler

critter

crisper

creamer

croaker

creature

crier

dagger

croker

crooner

culver

crowder

crusher

cruiser

crozier

cryer

culture

cumber

cutler

cursor

cutter

crowner

cypher

damper

cropper

dancer

danger

dapper

dasher

dealer

dauber

daughter

darter

defer

demur

darner

denture

deter

deplores

dexter

dicker

differ

digger

dinner

dipper

diaper

dieter

diner

deplore

dire

lender

zither

diver

docker

doctor

ember

dollar

dodger

drainer

donar

donor

doubter

downer

dour

dr.

draper

dreamer

drummer

ducker

duffer

drinker

driver

dropper

drover

dryer

dumper

dunker

duster

earner

drier

duper

eager

eater

easter

eger

either

dyer

ender

enter

esker

ester

euchre

ether

ewer

eyer

facer

fader

failure

factor

faker

faller

glimmer

glitter

falter

glazer

farmer

favor

faster

femur

fender

fester

fervor

father

feeler

feeder

feature

feaster

fever

fielder

fibre

filter

filer

figure

finger

fifer

fighter

finer

finder

fire

fisher

fissure

fitter

flapper

flatter

flavor

flicker

flasher

fixture

flipper

floater

flier

flounder

flutter

fluster

flour

flower

footer

folder

fodder

flyer

foister

fluor

former

farther

forger

forster

fowler

fracture

foster

founder

foyer

framer

freezer

freighter

freer

friar

frier

fritter

fucker

further

future

fryer

gager

gainer

gaiter

gambler

garner

frater

ganger

garter

gaster

gender

gilder

gerner

gauger

girder

gander

giver

glamor

gesture

gather

glacier

ginger

glamour

glover

geyser

glider

glosser

granger

grabber

grader

golfer

grammer

gopher

gouger

goer

grammar

grater

guzzler

grantor

graver

guider

grazer

guilder

gunner

greaser

griever

groomer

groover

grouper

grinder

grounder

gripper

grower

gutter

grocer

gusher

hacker

hammer

hanger

grolier

hatcher

halter

hamster

handler

hangar

hamper

hander

hanker

harbor

harder

harper

hater

hatter

hauler

healer

havier

hawker

hearer

heater

hector

herder

hesper

herber

heifer

heer

hostler

hewer

hider

higher

hitter

howler

huffer

hither

hugger

hinder

holder

hipster

holster

homer

honour

hooker

hooper

hooter

hoover

hopper

hoosier

glower

horner

hover

horror

hour

hummer

jester

humor

hunter

huckster

hussar

inner

humour

hunger

hunker

jager

hire

incur

infer

injure

inter

jagger

juror

jasper

jobber

jogger

joiner

joker

jumper

junker

juncture

junior

keeler

honor

kaiser

keener

keeper

keever

kilter

kercher

kicker

kipper

kisser

knicker

knitter

ladder

labor

labour

lacquer

laker

lecture

lancer

lander

lager

kosher

knower

larder

laser

later

latter

laver

lazar

lasher

lather

laster

laughter

lauder

laugher

launcher

learner

layer

launder

lawyer

leader

leaguer

leamer

leaser

leaver

lector

larkspur

lester

saker

gomer

licker

limmer

litter

liver

lifter

limber

lighter

liqueur

linger

liner

liquor

lister

looker

lover

lunger

loader

locker

logger

loiter

lobster

longer

lubber

looper

looter

loper

loser

lower

longspur

lumber

loafer

luger

lumper

lunar

luster

madder

luter

mainor

major

lustre

maker

mander

manger

member

manner

manor

masser

maser

masker

marker

martyr

marver

master

matter

mazer

mather

mayor

mater

meer

marcher

mentor

mercer

mester

metier

merger

metre

meter

mincer

miner

minder

minor

minster

minter

mirror

miser

mire

mister

mitre

mixer

mixture

mugger

moder

muffler

mufflers

nectar

monsieur

monger

monster

nestor

nadir

namer

natter

nearer

moulder

mr.

motor

mouser

mover

liar

mourner

mower

neighbor

murder

murmur

mutter

mumper

muster

nigger

nature

nipper

nimmer

nutter

occur

neither

neuter

oiler

pacer

pager

passer

ogre

nother

nurture

number

painter

norther

oldster

packer

ochre

odor

offer

omer

otter

order

other

outer

our

ouster

oyer

over

owner

oyster

paper

pamper

moisture

palmer

pander

panter

panzer

panther

mortar

patter

mother

parlor

parlour

paster

pastor

pasture

pauper

parker

parser

partner

paver

payer

peacher

puzzler

peeler

quaker

pester

perjure

peter

pewter

posture

pilfer

picker

pinner

pilcher

picture

pincher

pinder

placer

piper

pitcher

planer

planner

plater

planter

platter

plover

plucker

plumber

player

plaster

plunder

plunger

pleaser

plotter

polar

poacher

pointer

poker

pooler

polder

ponder

poplar

popper

prater

poser

porker

porter

poster

prayer

potter

prefer

poulter

prancer

pouter

powder

powter

praetor

preacher

pounder

power

preyer

printer

prier

primer

prior

quarter

proffer

proper

puffer

proctor

pucker

prowler

psalter

pruner

prosper

puncture

punter

purser

putter

pusher

pyre

quencher

quilter

quitter

quipster

quiver

racer

racker

raider

rafter

raiser

raker

rammer

rambler

rancor

ranger

ranker

rapper

rater

raptor

rapture

rather

raver

razor

reader

reamer

reaper

reaver

quaver

rector

recur

reefer

refer

runner

reiter

render

renter

ridder

riddler

rigor

ripper

ringer

rhymer

ricker

rustler

rimmer

rider

rimer

rinker

righter

riser

river

roller

robber

rocker

roger

roaster

roister

roofer

rooster

rooter

roper

roser

rotor

rouser

rother

roster

rounder

rubber

router

rover

rower

rudder

roadster

ruler

rumor

rusher

rupture

rutter

sabre

sadder

ryder

sampler

lemur

salter

zocor

sapper

saver

savor

savior

saucer

sawyer

saunter

sayer

scalper

sceptre

scatter

scamper

schemer

scholar

scribbler

scissor

scraper

scripture

scrubber

scooper

scorer

scour

scorcher

screamer

scriber

scupper

scrivener

sculptor

sculpture

sealer

sector

searcher

seeker

seamster

server

segar

sender

sensor

seizure

senior

shader

shaker

shatter

shaver

shanker

sewer

sharper

shearer

sickler

shimmer

shipper

shiver

shutter

sicker

shingler

santer

shifter

shiner

shooter

shoulder

shudder

shrimper

shopper

shriner

shriver

shower

shyster

sider

silver

simmer

singer

simper

signer

sinner

skater

sinker

sitter

skimmer

siver

sizer

sire

skewer

skinner

skipper

slater

slatter

slander

skiver

slasher

sister

slayer

slaughter

sleeper

slicker

slipper

sliver

slugger

smatter

slinger

slither

smasher

slumber

smither

slicer

slider

slobber

smoker

smother

smoother

smuggler

snapper

snicker

snatcher

sneaker

snider

snorer

snorter

snuffer

solar

splatter

soaker

sober

soder

splendor

soldier

solver

splitter

solder

sooner

souther

spader

souter

sounder

sour

sower

spanner

spatter

speeder

sorter

spectre

speaker

sparger

spencer

spender

spicer

sphincter

spider

spillers

spinner

spinster

spoiler

schooner

splinter

splurges

spoilers

spotter

sponsor

sprayer

sputter

springer

stager

sprinkler

sprinter

squatter

squeaker

squier

squalor

stagger

staller

stalder

squander

stalker

stammer

stander

starcher

stater

stentor

stealer

steeler

stature

stayer

stamper

steamer

steeper

starter

stuffer

stutter

structure

sterner

sticker

stifler

stoner

stinger

stiver

stocker

stoker

stopper

storer

stover

straggler

strickler

stripper

stroller

strayer

stringer

strangler

stranger

stricture

streamer

striker

stumper

stunner

stupor

succor

sulphur

sucker

suffer

summer

sumner

sucre

sugar

sunder

suitor

sumpter

super

trooper

supper

surfer

sutor

suture

swagger

sweeper

slender

swimmer

taber

tabor

tacker

swinger

swifter

switzer

taker

talker

tamer

tamper

tanner

taper

tattler

tasker

tatter

taster

taxer

teaser

teacher

teamster

temblor

templar

tapper

teeter

tender

temper

tensor

tenure

tester

termer

thacker

texture

thinner

thatcher

thinker

tucker

tartar

thither

tuber

thumper

thunder

tracker

thrower

titter

thruster

ticker

timmer

tipper

tracer

timber

timbre

tinder

tinker

tighter

timer

tipster

tincture

tire

toller

toddler

topper

totter

toaster

torpor

tower

torture

tractor

tiger

trader

trainer

traitor

tranter

transfer

trapper

trawler

trigger

trimmer

tripper

trencher

treater

trickster

trier

trotter

trucker

tudor

tumbler

turner

twitter

twister

tuner

tutor

tyger

tyer

tyler

ulcer

upper

ulster

under

utter

user

usher

vector

vendor

vapor

venter

verser

vesper

vicar

venture

viewer

vigor

vulgar

victor

viner

viper

visor

voter

vintner

voucher

wafer

waiter

vulture

wader

waiver

wager

walker

waller

wanger

walter

yachter

waltzer

warbler

yager

wander

warder

waster

waver

water

weaver

washer

watcher

webster

whacker

wheeler

whimper

whiner

whisker

whisper

whistler

wicker

whither

wilder

winder

whopper

winner

windsor

worker

winger

wither

winter

wisher

wonder

wiper

warner

wire

winker

wrapper

wringer

whitener

writer

younger

warmer

yonder

yorker

yonker

yorkshire

youngster

younker

zander

tumor

zipper

zoster

3 syllable words

abler

abductor

abuser

absorber

acquire

achiever

accuser

adapter

admirer

adjuster

adopter

advancer

adventure

aflutter

adviser

aggressor

aglitter

almoner

amateur

ammeter

ancestor

angular

another

announcer

annular

aperture

appraiser

arranger

armiger

assayer

arbiter

assessor

assembler

aquifer

attire

attacker

avenger

auditor

asunder

attainder

bachelor

balancer

backpacker

backwater

bagpiper

ballplayer

barrier

banister

bannister

bandleader

barrister

bargainer

bartender

batterer

beginner

beachcomber

bellflower

belabor

beleaguer

believer

bellwether

bewilder

bibler

bedchamber

behavior

beholder

birdwatcher

beefeater

blockader

bipolar

bloodsucker

bondholder

bookseller

bookkeeper

bookmaker

bookbinder

bonfire

brainpower

brazier

breadwinner

bulldozer

borrower

bricklayer

buckler

burrower

breakwater

calendar

calender

cadaver

campaigner

canister

broadcaster

bystander

consular

disclaimer

contender

cellular

caterer

catheter

cavalry

cavaliers

cavalier

carpenter

chancellor

character

changeover

challenger

chevalier

chidester

cheeseburger

chivalry

chronicler

churchgoer

circular

cliffhanger

cochlear

cocksucker

coauthor

collider

collector

colander

commoner

comforter

commander

commenter

container

carrier

compiler

complainer

composer

composure

computer

compressor

condenser

conductor

coneflower

conifer

conjecture

configure

conjuror

connecter

connector

connoisseur

consider

conspire

conqueror

copier

controller

conveyer

conveyor

converter

constrictor

consumer

contractor

constructor

copartner

coroner

corridor

commuter

cottier

cornflower

costumer

councilor

counsellor

counselor

disclosure

courier

crabeater

cozier

courtier

coworker

creditor

creator

dangler

crossover

crusader

cucumber

crowkeeper

currier

curvature

cylinder

curator

customer

cynosure

december

debenture

debater

decider

decipher

decliner

degener

deliver

defaulter

defender

deflator

deflector

demeanor

denature

departure

deserter

detailer

desire

detector

derringer

designer

destroyer

detractor

devour

director

digester

dictator

disaster

discolor

dissolver

distiller

dishonor

dismember

dispenser

displeasure

disorder

disposer

dispatcher

disfigure

dishwasher

dissenter

distemper

divider

divisor

dowager

doorkeeper

dressmaker

dulcimer

earlier

editor

effector

easterner

elater

elector

elixir

embitter

embroider

erector

employer

emperor

empire

enamor

emptier

empower

enclosure

enchanter

endeavor

encumber

endanger

encounter

endorser

enforcer

enlarger

entire

engender

enhancer

enrapture

enquire

equator

engraver

enquirer

eraser

eyeliner

espalier

exchequer

explorer

extender

exposure

exporter

exchanger

falconer

familiar

fancier

farrier

ferrier

forever

fiddler

finisher

firepower

fastener

glazier

follower

flypaper

flycatcher

forecaster

foreigner

forerunner

fishmonger

forester

forfeiture

foreclosure

gamekeeper

forefinger

freeholder

freethinker

furrier

furniture

gardener

frankfurter

girdler

glandular

gibraltar

glassmaker

forwarder

forefather

globular

gatherer

gobbler

gossamer

gossiper

godmother

governor

granular

grandmother

granddaughter

grandfather

grasshopper

grazier

gunpowder

harrier

hairdresser

hanover

handover

harasser

harrower

hangover

hardener

hardcover

harbinger

harvester

headwater

havener

haymaker

hereafter

highflier

hinderer

hollander

homesteader

highlander

hornblower

householder

housekeeper

however

humbler

howitzer

hindquarter

indexer

idler

importer

insider

icebreaker

improper

inclosure

indenture

inductor

informer

inspector

incisor

inhaler

jeweler

injector

innkeeper

inquirer

insecure

insular

insurer

integer

investor

invader

inventor

intruder

instructor

issuer

islander

isomer

jackhammer

janitor

hitchhiker

jayhawker

holdover

juggler

homebuilder

jocular

jugular

homeworker

juniper

jupiter

kayaker

kindler

kidnapper

kingfisher

kitchener

gobblers

laborer

landholder

lamplighter

lancaster

landowner

latimer

latecomer

lavender

lawmaker

launderer

lecturer

godfather

leftover

left-winger

levelers

discover

discounter

leviner

monitor

licenser

licensure

linear

listener

littler

locator

londoner

loudspeaker

lucifer

macabre

manager

manicure

manslaughter

marauder

mariner

massacre

marketer

matchmaker

mayflower

meander

messenger

meteor

midsummer

midwinter

milliner

minister

minesweeper

misnomer

modular

molester

moniker

monomer

moreover

muckraker

narrower

muscular

narrator

murderer

needler

nodular

painkiller

newspaper

newscaster

nonmember

pacesetter

november

newcomer

nuclear

objector

observer

nutcracker

northerner

offender

officer

ocular

offerer

october

oliver

oppressor

opener

orator

norlander

outfitter

outlier

outfielder

outrigger

outnumber

overture

outrider

outsider

pacemaker

nonstarter

pannier

passenger

passover

pathfinder

peacekeeper

peacemaker

disfavor

pedicure

peculiar

pensioner

perrier

philander

perjurer

pickler

pilaster

pillager

plasterer

polluter

polymer

popular

possessor

potboiler

performer

posterior

prefecture

predictor

precursor

pretender

preparer

presenter

preserver

prisoner

procedure

postmaster

propeller

professor

projector

producer

promoter

procurer

publisher

prescriber

protector

protester

prospector

provider

punisher

purchaser

pursuer

purveyor

quagmire

quieter

questioner

quicksilver

rapier

ratepayer

rathskeller

rattler

reactor

reasoner

rebuilder

recliner

recapture

receiver

reclaimer

recover

recorder

recruiter

reenter

regular

refresher

register

refiner

reflector

reformer

refractor

retailer

remember

rentier

reliever

remainder

rescuer

remover

repeater

requester

reporter

reorder

require

researcher

restorer

reminder

retainer

rejoinder

retire

retriever

reveler

revelers

reconquer

reverser

ringleader

ringmaster

rioter

rivalry

rivalries

revelry

rosier

reviewer

saddler

revolver

safflower

impostor

saltier

sapphire

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september

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silencer

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spurrier

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stepfather

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stepmother

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stiffener

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signature

sleepwalker

supplier

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suppliers

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survivor

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supporter

sweetener

sweetwater

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tableware

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tablature

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stockbroker

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teenager

temperature

theatre

thereafter

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titular

together

tormentor

toastmaster

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subscriber

trafficker

transistor

translator

transmitter

transgressor

transpire

transcriber

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traveler

treasurer

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tubular

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typewriter

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umpire

vascular

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vernier

wallflower

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whatever

whenever

wherever

westerner

whisperer

whoever

widower

wildfire

woodpecker

worrier

wrangler

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wrestler

wrongdoer

warmonger

sandbagger

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activator

acquirer

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advertiser

acupuncture

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appetizer

agriculture

alligator

altimeter

altogether

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alexander

anterior

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aquaculture

architecture

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arbitrageur

articular

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ayrshire

barometer

avuncular

benefactor

binocular

biographer

burgomaster

calculator

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calligrapher

capacitor

caballero

capillaries

caricature

caterpillar

cavalierly

cauliflower

centimetre

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conditioner

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conservator

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coriander

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couturier

covenanter

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demonstrator

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developer

diameter

counterfeiter

deplorable

capillary

dissimilar

distributor

divestiture

educator

elevator

embezzler

emulator

embroiderer

energizer

entertainer

equalizer

entrepreneur

escalator

evildoer

excalibur

estimator

examiner

excavator

excelsior

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executor

exhibitor

expenditure

exterior

extinguisher

fabricator

fertilizer

filibuster

fillibuster

firecracker

fortifier

gerrymander

generator

geographer

gladiator

great-grandmother

great-grandfather

gravimeter

handicapper

helicopter

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horticulture

hydrometer

illustrator

imitator

hygrometer

inferior

incubator

inheritor

indicator

imprimatur

innovator

inhibitor

inquisitor

insulator

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interior

integrator

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irregular

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kindergartner

knickerbocker

legislator

literature

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magaziner

madagascar

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micrometer

millilitre

millimetre

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misbehavior

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multiplier

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necromancer

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nomenclature

nonlinear

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odometer

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oleaster

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operator

oxidizer

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overseer

pacifier

modulator

molecular

parameter

particular

parishioner

motherfucker

percolator

peninsular

perimeter

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philanderer

philosopher

polarizer

popularize

popularly

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petitioner

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photographer

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rectangular

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speculator

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spectacular

stenographer

sterilizer

stimulator

sympathizer

technicolor

teetotaler

testicular

terminator

thermometer

triangular

thundershower

supervisor

ulterior

unencumber

undertaker

underwriter

vehicular

ventilator

vestibular

ventricular

violator

vindicator

vernacular

whatsoever

whosoever

whomsoever

womanizer

subcontractor

superstructure

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Words that rhyme with the word speller

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

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