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was

How many syllables in was?

  1 syllable

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

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What rhymes with was

1 syllable
  • blas
  • Bosch
  • boss
  • buzz
  • clause
  • claws
  • coz
  • Dawes
  • draws
  • floss
  • fuzz
  • gauze
  • gosh
  • hahs
  • hoss
  • kos
  • law's
  • losh
  • os
  • paws
  • posh
  • raasch
  • Ross
  • slosh
  • straws
  • tosh
  • bos
  • bosh
  • bras
  • claus
  • clause's
  • clos
  • crosse
  • daws
  • flaws
  • foss
  • gaus
  • gnaws
  • grosse
  • haws
  • Josh
  • las
  • laws
  • mosh
  • pause
  • pos
  • quash
  • raash
  • saws
  • squash
  • thaws
2 syllables
  • abbas
  • applause
  • clausal
  • Fosse
  • guffaws
  • lasa
  • panache
  • Alsace
  • awash
  • clawsick
  • galosh
  • guffer
  • macaws
  • withdraws
3 syllables
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