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handset

How many syllables in handset?

  2 syllables

Divide handset into syllables:   hand-set
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Synonyms for handset


1 syllable
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      What rhymes with handset

      2 syllables
      • abet
      • all wet
      • baguette
      • barbette
      • barrette
      • beset
      • boneset
      • briquette
      • brunet
      • burnet
      • cassette
      • Colette
      • coquette
      • corvette
      • courgette
      • curette
      • cuvette
      • dinette
      • diskette
      • duet
      • fan-jet
      • fly net
      • gazette
      • gill net
      • gillnet
      • grisette
      • headset
      • inlet
      • jet set
      • layette
      • lorgnette
      • maquette
      • mind-set
      • moonset
      • motet
      • nerve net
      • nonet
      • octet
      • onset
      • outset
      • pallette
      • pipette
      • planchette
      • poussette
      • quartet
      • quintet
      • ramet
      • regret
      • revet
      • roomette
      • roulette
      • septet
      • sextet
      • soubrette
      • stage set
      • sublet
      • sunset
      • tea set
      • Tibet
      • tonette
      • twinset
      • Undset
      • upset
      • vignette
      • aigrette
      • backset
      • banquette
      • barquette
      • beget
      • blanquette
      • brevet
      • brochette
      • burette
      • cadet
      • cermet
      • coquet
      • cornet
      • coset
      • croquette
      • curvet
      • daleth
      • dip net
      • dragnet
      • egret
      • fishnet
      • forget
      • georgette
      • Gillette
      • godet
      • hard-set
      • ink-jet
      • inset
      • kismet
      • life net
      • lunette
      • Marquette
      • mist net
      • moquette
      • musette
      • noisette
      • nymphet
      • offset
      • outlet
      • paillette
      • palmette
      • piquet
      • pound net
      • preset
      • quickset
      • raclette
      • ramjet
      • reset
      • rocket
      • rosette
      • saw set
      • sestet
      • sharp-set
      • spinet
      • stylet
      • subset
      • syrette
      • thickset
      • toilette
      • trijet
      • typeset
      • unset
      • vedette
      • well-set
      3 syllables
      • Juliet
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