Words that rhyme with lay
Top rhymes for lay
a, they, way and may
230 common words rhyme with lay. The most common are a, they, way and may.
Perfect rhymes for lay
1 syllable
2 syllables
- away
- today
- okay
- birthday
- survey
- display
- highway
- railway
- delay
- essay
- array
- cafe
- halfway
- someday
- subway
- ave
- ebay
- gameplay
- ballet
- runway
- relay
- convey
- decay
- gateway
- obey
- replay
- pathway
- ole
- hallway
- midway
- repay
- driveway
- cache
- portray
- freeway
- payday
- buffet
- screenplay
- doorway
- reggae
- betray
- bouquet
- midday
- roadway
- gourmet
- parkway
- weekday
- latte
- dossier
- outweigh
- dismay
- crochet
- speedway
- melee
- hooray
- airway
- doomsday
- valet
- cliche
- walkway
- stairway
- astray
- padre
- heyday
- dolce
- chalet
- mainstay
- causeway
- headway
- hearsay
- moray
- foreplay
- leeway
- fillet
- workday
- fairway
- downplay
- palais
- beltway
- hurray
- madre
- puree
- outlay
- raceway
- filet
- greenway
- hairspray
- entree
- ashtray
- spillway
- croquet
- allay
- inlay
- archway
- sorbet
- passe
- seaway
- parfait
- skyway
- parquet
- saute
- soiree
- abbe
- risque
- defray
- thruway
- souffle
- satay
- byway
- prepay
- toupee
- sachet
- swordplay
- nisei
- horseplay
- flyway
3 syllables
- anyway
- yesterday
- holiday
- everyday
- anime
- aka
- resume
- underway
- pga
- giveaway
- runaway
- lingerie
- getaway
- fiance
- takeaway
- cabaret
- overlay
- vertebrae
- breakaway
- waterway
- interplay
- dak
- expressway
- faraway
- disarray
- baa
- passageway
- disobey
- matinee
- formulae
- throwaway
- alleyway
- hideaway
- ricochet
- protege
- straightaway
- rockaway
- castaway
- intraday
- attache
- stowaway
- alumnae
- divorcee
- caraway
- bouvier
- overpay
- infante
- layaway
- overstay
- sobriquet
- overplay
- workaday
- emigre
- macrame
4 syllables
- communique
- cabriolet
- naivete
- superhighway
- asea
Show 16 rare words
- curare
- breezeway
- bluejay
- antigay
- underplay
- underpay
- canape
- companionway
- purvey
- waylay
- gainsay
- gaudier
- throughway
- redisplay
- curari
- folkway
Near rhymes for lay
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- make
- made
- take
- great
- same
- state
- always
- game
- place
- again
- days
- name
- case
- came
- face
- wait
- late
- age
- gave
- main
- played
- space
- date
- break
- became
- rate
- save
- page
- paid
- trade
- hate
- stage
- race
- safe
- ways
- base
- straight
- pain
- create
- eight
How lay sounds
| Pronunciation | /leɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪ |
Lay has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with lay?
- The most common rhymes for lay are a, they, way, may, day and say.
- How many words rhyme with lay?
- We found 230 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for lay, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in lay?
- Lay has one syllable.