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scratches

How many syllables in scratches?

  2 syllables

Divide scratches into syllables:   scratch-es
How to pronounce scratches:   skrach-iz
How to say scratches:

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What rhymes with scratches

2 syllables
  • batches
  • hatches
  • matches
  • snatches
  • catches
  • latches
  • patches
3 syllables
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