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Words that rhyme withdry

masculine
Masculine this word

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel AY coda —
186
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
sky1die1cry9i2by3high3why113eye1try104fly1lie4my24guy36buy16bye11pie1shy13hi2aye3tie7sigh20spy1thychi2fry3thigh6vie1nigh2rye3sly3bae2thai2bly1dye1lye1mai1sty1tai1BlighFryejaikwaiphiplyprypsisprywrywye
2 syllables
goodbye2july12deny6reply17good-byesupply3bye-byenearby1apply1rely1allyMumbai1necktie1Versailles2untie1comply1Kauai1magpie1mcfly1pigsty1rabbi1standby1shanghaiawrybeliebonsaibotflyBruneibuckeyeChennaidecrydefydescryDubaigadflygoodbyherebyhi-fiimplylanaioutcrypotpiered-eyeretryshooflySinaitherebywalleyeWiFi
3 syllables
testify3alibi1butterfly7lullaby13samuraimultiply3satisfy2firefly2Gemini1goldeneye1amplify1classify1crucify1justify1pacify1quantify1rectify1signify1unify1alkalibeautifycalcifycertifyclarifycodifydeifydignifyedifyfalsifyfortifygasifygentrifyglorifygratifyhorrifyliquefyLoreleimagnifymisapplymodifymollify
4 syllables
identifyacidifybeatifydecertifydeclassifydemystifydetoxifydisqualifydissatisfydiversifyelectrifyexemplifyindemnifyintensifyoversupplypersonifypreoccupyreclassifyreunifysolidify
5 syllables
dehumidifymisidentifyoversimplify
2239
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
time1night1eyes1mind405life315right296light284mine1side201line196like73fine115find116smile100times86ride96fight91while80wine86child64kind77died74lies76live39wife64lights62white1sight73shine73hide63tight61blind62pride53lines39drive41bright47wild35rise43tried34style36sign37nice29twice33ice30crime30skies51five27wide39flight31knife31might24cried37nights26write17bride23lied22miles13size16signs18nine14dies22flies25bite17climb21guys5christ9price12sides16sighs6type9dime28cries16quite4wise12tide22mike3tied9strike6crimes12liked1
2 syllables
tonight1behind130inside131alright97alive100outside1sometimes33surprise32survive1decide19surprised17advice16midnight16sunshine23lifetime11moonlight31arrived8goodnight15design13disguise26sometime9aside7arrive5divine13besides1survived8remind1online4invite1beside6provide1meantime3device1daylight12describe3denied10despiteawhile12designed13profile2supplies2unlikepolite3mankind3meanwhile1sunrise11alike1divide11arrives2delight14unkind14sublime13described1adviseassigned1upsidecollide8springtime2website1ex-wife
3 syllables
paradise30realize10satisfied16suicide11sacrifice9recognize5realized4otherwise1anytime5caroline7exercise1realise1terrified4satellite4valentine4homicide1overnight4appetite8recognized2compromise6realised2recogniseorganizedsummertime11enterprise2overtime5qualified1occupied1butterflies5riverside4dynamite2sacrificed1crucified4afterlife4criticize5mountainside2classifiedborderline3clementine3fireflies3
4 syllables
apologize5identified1apologiseevangeline3dissatisfied2econoline1meteorite2apologized1commercialized1desensitize1exemplified1formaldehyde1hermaphrodites1immobilized1infanticide1legitimized1solidified1unsatisfied1
5 syllables
materialize2industrialized1
6 syllables
25
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
minds23finds1kinds1blinds10binds2childs64christs9feistsgrinds11heistshinds2ninths
2 syllables
reminds1unwinds3behinds130mankinds3rothschilds
3 syllables
masterminds1humankindspoltergeists1
6
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
drip-drydrier1dryer1driers1dryers1drying40

“dry” at line end — from real songs

Years later, like an epitaph, we read it and we cryThis morning, I went to have a bath, the water ran dry
— Big Thief, “Blue Lightning” · rhymes dry / cry
When the day is long, and it keeps me dryCause it's all a lie
— Keren Ann, “It’s All a Lie” · rhymes dry / lie
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim byAnd then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry
— Hank Williams, “Long Gone Lonesome Blues” · rhymes dry / by

How to read the 2450 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Perfect rhyme 186
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 2239
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 25
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 6
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.