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rests

How many syllables in rests?

  1 syllable

Divide rests into syllables:   rests
Syllable stress:   rests
How to say rests:

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What rhymes with rests

1 syllable
  • bests
  • chests
  • fests
  • guests
  • nests
  • quests
  • tests
  • breasts
  • crests
  • guest's
  • jests
  • pests
  • test's
  • vests
2 syllables
  • arrests
  • bequests
  • digests
  • infests
  • molests
  • protests
  • retests
  • testes
  • attests
  • contests
  • divests
  • invests
  • nesty
  • requests
  • suggests
3 syllables
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