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scuttlebutt

How many syllables in scuttlebutt?

  3 syllables

Divide scuttlebutt into syllables:   scut-tle-butt
How to pronounce scuttlebutt:   skuht-l-buht
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Synonyms for scuttlebutt


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    What rhymes with scuttlebutt

    3 syllables
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