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wager

How many syllables in wager?

  2 syllables

Divide wager into syllables:   wa-ger
Stressed syllable in wager:   wa-ger
How to pronounce wager:   wey-jer
How to say wager:

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Synonyms for wager


1 syllable
  • bet
  • pawn
  • put
  • stake
  • hock
  • pot
  • risk
2 syllables
  • ante
  • venture
  • gamble
4 syllables
  • lay a wager
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    What rhymes with wager

    2 syllables
    • ager
    • cager
    • gauger
    • Major
    • pager
    • pagers
    • agers
    • cagers
    • major
    • majors
    • pager's
    • stager
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