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quay

How many syllables in quay?

  1 syllable

Divide quay into syllables:   quay
Syllable stress:   quay
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Synonyms for quay


1 syllable
  • dock
  • wharf
  • pier
2 syllables
  • dockside
  • jetty
  • quayside
  • harbor
  • moorings
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with quay

    1 syllable
    • a
    • ae
    • b
    • be
    • bey
    • blay
    • bray
    • c
    • cay
    • che
    • clay
    • Cray
    • d
    • dae
    • day
    • dee
    • dk
    • dree
    • e
    • fay
    • fe
    • fey
    • flea
    • fley
    • fray
    • Frey
    • ga
    • gay
    • gey
    • gie
    • gley
    • gree
    • ha
    • hay
    • he
    • Hue
    • Jay
    • jaye
    • Kay
    • key
    • lait
    • lee
    • ley
    • may
    • mei
    • nay
    • née
    • Ney
    • p
    • pay
    • pe
    • pee
    • play
    • pray
    • qua
    • Rae
    • Ray
    • rene
    • scree
    • sea
    • shay
    • shea
    • ski
    • sleigh
    • spay
    • splay
    • spree
    • sta
    • stray
    • sway
    • tae
    • tea
    • the
    • they
    • ti
    • tree
    • Tshi
    • Twi
    • vee
    • we
    • Wei
    • wey
    • whey
    • yay
    • yea
    • zee
    • A
    • ay
    • bay
    • bee
    • blae
    • brae
    • brey
    • cache
    • cee
    • chez
    • cray
    • Cree
    • da
    • dak
    • de
    • dey
    • dray
    • drey
    • eh
    • faye
    • fee
    • flay
    • flee
    • frae
    • free
    • g
    • Gay
    • gee
    • ghee
    • glee
    • gray
    • grey
    • hae
    • haye
    • hey
    • j
    • jay
    • k
    • kay
    • knee
    • lay
    • lei
    • mae
    • me
    • mi
    • né
    • neigh
    • ole
    • passe
    • paye
    • pea
    • Pei
    • plea
    • prey
    • quai
    • ray
    • re
    • say
    • se
    • see
    • she
    • si
    • slay
    • spae
    • Spey
    • spray
    • sri
    • stay
    • strey
    • t
    • Tay
    • tee
    • thee
    • three
    • tray
    • trey
    • twee
    • v
    • way
    • wee
    • weigh
    • whee
    • wray
    • ye
    • z
    • zep
    2 syllables
    • abbe
    • aka
    • array
    • astray
    • ballet
    • betray
    • bouquet
    • buffet
    • cafe
    • Cathay
    • cliche
    • crochet
    • decay
    • delay
    • display
    • essay
    • filet
    • gervais
    • Hervey
    • hurray
    • ita
    • lea
    • marais
    • Monet
    • Ne
    • nisei
    • ok
    • olay
    • parquet
    • portray
    • puree
    • Renee
    • replay
    • saute
    • soiree
    • souffle
    • today
    • valet
    • aday
    • allay
    • asea
    • away
    • belay
    • Bombay
    • bouvier
    • CA
    • callais
    • chalet
    • convey
    • croquet
    • defray
    • dismay
    • dovey
    • faberge
    • fillet
    • halfway
    • hooray
    • Ira
    • jose
    • Manet
    • Millay
    • moray
    • NE
    • obey
    • okay
    • palais
    • Piaget
    • prepay
    • purvey
    • repay
    • risque
    • Sergei
    • sorbet
    • survey
    • toupee
    • WY
    3 syllables
    • antigay
    • cabaret
    • Calais
    • communique
    • disarray
    • dossier
    • faraway
    • KKK
    • Monterey
    • overplay
    • perrier
    • societe
    • underplay
    • USA
    4 syllables
    • naivete
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