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nub

How many syllables in nub?

  1 syllable

Divide nub into syllables:   nub
Syllable stress:   nub
How to pronounce nub:   nuhb
How to say nub:

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Synonyms for nub


1 syllable
  • core
  • gist
  • root
  • crux
  • heart
2 syllables
  • essence
    3 syllables
    • crucial point
    • nucleus
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with nub

      1 syllable
      • blub
      • chub
      • club
      • drub
      • flub
      • hub
      • rub
      • scrub
      • slub
      • strub
      • sub
      • tub's
      • bub
      • chubb
      • cub
      • dub
      • grub
      • pub
      • schlub
      • shrub
      • snub
      • stub
      • tub
      3 syllables
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