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lay

How many syllables in lay?

  1 syllable

Divide lay into syllables:   lay
Syllable stress:   lay
How to pronounce lay:   ley
How to say lay:

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Synonyms for lay


1 syllable
  • leave
  • put
  • set
  • place
  • rest
  • stick
2 syllables
3 syllables
  • amateur
  • temporal
4 syllables
    5 syllables
      6 syllables
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        What rhymes with lay

        1 syllable
        • a
        • ae
        • bay
        • blae
        • blayk
        • bray
        • brey
        • cay
        • chez
        • cray
        • da
        • dak
        • de
        • dk
        • drey
        • fay
        • fe
        • flay
        • frae
        • Frey
        • Gay
        • gey
        • gray
        • ha
        • hay
        • hayed
        • hey
        • j
        • jay
        • jaye
        • K
        • Kay
        • lei
        • mae
        • may
        • nay
        • née
        • Ney
        • passe
        • paye
        • Pei
        • pray
        • qua
        • quay
        • ray
        • re
        • say
        • shay
        • slay
        • spae
        • Spey
        • spray
        • stay
        • strey
        • tae
        • they
        • trey
        • Wei
        • wey
        • wray
        • yea
        • A
        • ay
        • bey
        • blay
        • brae
        • braye
        • cache
        • che
        • clay
        • Cray
        • dae
        • day
        • dey
        • dray
        • eh
        • faye
        • fey
        • fley
        • fray
        • ga
        • gay
        • gley
        • grey
        • hae
        • haye
        • he
        • Hue
        • J
        • Jay
        • k
        • kay
        • lait
        • ley
        • May
        • mei
        • né
        • neigh
        • ole
        • pay
        • pe
        • play
        • prey
        • quai
        • Rae
        • Ray
        • rene
        • se
        • shea
        • sleigh
        • spay
        • splay
        • sta
        • stray
        • sway
        • Tay
        • tray
        • way
        • weigh
        • whey
        • yay
        • zep
        2 syllables
        • abbe
        • aka
        • array
        • astray
        • ballet
        • betray
        • bouquet
        • buffet
        • cafe
        • Cathay
        • cliche
        • crochet
        • decay
        • delay
        • display
        • dovey
        • faberge
        • filet
        • gervais
        • Hervey
        • hurray
        • ita
        • Manet
        • Millay
        • moray
        • Ne
        • nisei
        • ok
        • okay's
        • palais
        • Piaget
        • prepay
        • purvey
        • repay
        • risque
        • sauted
        • sheading
        • sorbet
        • survey
        • toupee
        • wrayful
        • aday
        • allay
        • asea
        • away
        • belay
        • Bombay
        • bouvier
        • CA
        • callais
        • chalet
        • convey
        • croquet
        • defray
        • dismay
        • dossiere
        • essay
        • fianced
        • fillet
        • halfway
        • hooray
        • Ira
        • jose
        • marais
        • Monet
        • nayaur
        • NE
        • obey
        • okay
        • olay
        • parquet
        • portray
        • puree
        • Renee
        • replay
        • saute
        • Sergei
        • soiree
        • souffle
        • today
        • valet
        • WY
        3 syllables
        • antigay
        • brezilin
        • Cabernet
        • chevrolet
        • deseret
        • disobey
        • everyday
        • fiance
        • KKK
        • Monterey
        • overplay
        • perrier
        • societe
        • underplay
        • USA
        4 syllables
        5 syllables
        6 syllables
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