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detours

How many syllables in detours?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with detours

1 syllable
  • boors
  • cures
  • moors
  • tours
  • yours
  • boort
  • lures
  • sures
  • your
2 syllables
  • assures
  • endures
  • insures
  • obscures
  • suresby
  • brochures
  • ensures
  • matures
  • secures
3 syllables
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