how come

How many syllables in how come?

  2 syllables

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2 syllables
  • alum
  • degum
  • eardrum
  • humdrum
  • outcome
  • succumb
  • benumb
  • dumdum
  • green thumb
  • income
  • subgum
  • yum-yum
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