Words that rhyme with delays
Top rhymes for delays
always, days, ways and plays
129 common words rhyme with delays. The most common are always, days, ways and plays.
Perfect rhymes for delays
1 syllable
2 syllables
- always
- essays
- displays
- surveys
- highways
- railways
- sundays
- airways
- pathways
- sideways
- birthdays
- cafes
- portrays
- arrays
- kinase
- weekdays
- padres
- amaze
- relays
- conveys
- replays
- hallways
- runways
- todays
- roadways
- betrays
- assays
- doorways
- ablaze
- caches
- subways
- bouquets
- freeways
- outweighs
- malaise
- walkways
- gateways
- rephrase
- mores
- cliches
- decays
- obeys
- ballets
- screenplays
- driveways
- chalets
- entrees
- appraise
- fairways
- outlays
- stairways
- buffets
- mainstays
- byways
- dossiers
- workdays
- ashtrays
- downplays
- repays
- folkways
- causeways
3 syllables
- holidays
- nowadays
- anyways
- resumes
- waterways
- mayonnaise
- giveaways
- paraphrase
- protease
- runaways
- overlays
- oxidase
- yesterdays
- alleyways
- getaways
- castaways
- stowaways
- matinees
- cabarets
- canapes
- proteges
Show 32 rare words
- emigres
- polonaise
- filets
- lengthways
- baize
- gourmets
- oles
- communiques
- madres
- okays
- foodways
- parfaits
- superhighways
- polyphase
- lase
- reappraise
- rase
- lyonnaise
- urokinase
- edgeways
- allays
- straightaways
- overplays
- ukase
- morays
- cabernets
- streptokinase
- dismays
- replicase
- defrays
- purveys
- swordplays
Near rhymes for delays
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- gave
- save
- wave
- brave
- grave
- slave
- cave
- behave
- shave
- microwave
- rave
- crave
- beige
- waive
- bathe
- pave
- enclave
- fave
- nave
- forgave
- stave
- concave
- lathe
- enslave
- conclave
- aftershave
- misbehave
- shortwave
- knave
- engrave
- swathe
- autoclave
- sunbathe
- lave
- margrave
- a
- they
- way
- may
- day
How delays sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈleɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (de-LAYS) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪz |
Delays has two syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with delays?
- The most common rhymes for delays are always, days, ways, plays, raise and phase.
- How many words rhyme with delays?
- We found 129 common perfect rhymes and 32 rarer words for delays, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in delays?
- Delays has two syllables, with the stress on the second.