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Words that rhyme withmust

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 AH coda S·T
32
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
trust2dust6just1bust12lust1rust13cussed1gust1sussed1thrust1bused11bussedcrustfussed4trussed
2 syllables
discussed2adjust1distrust2mistrust1stardust1combustdisgustencrustentrustincrustnonplussedrobustsawdustunjust
3 syllables
wanderlust2antitrustreadjust
61
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
touched3crushed4stuffed2rushed1hushed1scuffed1sloughed1bluffed9blushed3brushed4buffedclutched6cuffed2fluffed1flushed2gushed1huffed1luffedmuffed1mushed2puffed4roughed25ruffed1slushedsnuffedtoughed14tuftdusk6
2 syllables
handcuffed1untouched1rebuffedcornhuskbeloved1unloved2foxgloved1adjudgedbegrudgedmisjudgedprejudged
3 syllables
overstuffed
59
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
punched5brunched1bulgedbunched5buskedbusksbusts12crunched5crustscusks
2 syllables
amongstengulfed2adjusts1beloveds1combustscornhusksdisgustsdistrusts2
3 syllables
readjustswanderlusts2
289
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, but one side stops one consonant earlier.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cried / cry — one side missing the final D

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
love304up307us2of74huh54much87a22the26blood51what29but20touch48stuff34luck37does20cup30rough25cut16tough14shut9club1bus11ugh6truck12judge8stuck9such4rush11drug5mud13butt6plus1buck11yup6suck4duck5crush8hug2dove15flood14bug4chuckbuzz4bud2doug1struck2brush4thus1nut3gus1uhh1shove6gut3pub1dutch3fuss4tub4rubglove8rug9dug2huthush2plug2crutch10bluff9thud1flush2mug2clutch6dah6puff4subgrudge4blush3fuzz3tuck1lush1mush2stud3cuff2jug1muck2pluck2pup2rut1suh1yuck1budge1chug1dub1duh1fluff1grub1gush1huff1
2 syllables
enough124above71makeup5uh-huhdiscussbackupsomewhat1haircut1make-upamok1amuck1donut1foxglove1handcuff1pickup1Pilate1roebuck1setup1teacup1abutabuzzadjudgeawestruckbegrudgeblowupbreakupbuildupburnupcheckupchestnutcleanupclear-cutcloseupdebugdoughnutdumbstruckdyestuffearmuffearplugeggcupfoodstuffgroundnutgrown-upgrownupheads-upholduphookuphumbuglay-upletuplifebloodlineuplinkuplockupmarkupmisjudgemix-upmoonstrucknightclubnonesuchoutdoespaintbrushpileuppooh-bahpotluckprejudgepushuprebuffrebutredbudrounduprunupsagebrushshakeupShemashortcut
3 syllables
supercut1Delacroix1jitterbug1kumbaya1thunderstruck1bottom-upbuttercupcoconutcover-upDepardieufirebugfollow-upfollowuphazelnutladybugminibusoverdoesoverstuffrunner-upscuttlebuttsuperfluoustreasonousunderbrushundercut
4 syllables
maharajas
699
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
one1sun174done173and41come105run93son79fun81gun67from46young55comes23some32once20tongue28none23won24ones15dumb21guns17front8drunk10drugs13lunch10jump4months3drum20month5loves4bunch5mum3nuts6bucks5punch5sons5lungs12trunk11runs3gruntsskull3hung5bum4hunt1pulse4dump2guts1sucks2drums11sung10jumped2punk4junk4monk3gloves1dumped2thumb9pump2gum2fund1sucked5lung3cuts1tons1ton1clubs3bugs1sum2numb10trucks4scum1funds3bump1tongues6dull1hum8cups3kungnun5rum4stunt1doves5dum3funk4hull2
2 syllables
someone33become17begun32results2amongundone18becomes17resultadult1adults3insultgrandson1shotgun3income1destruct2corrupt1outcome2deluxe2seagull3handcuffs1breadcrumbs1grandsons1manhunt1shotguns2doughnuts1foxgloves1handgun1handguns1insults1nightclubs1outrun1seagulls1stepson1consultabductabductsaboves71abruptabutsadjunctadjunctsaffrontaffrontsbackupsbathtubs1blowgunblowgunsblowupsbreadcrumbbuildupsburnupscheckupscleanupscloseupsconductsconfrontconfrontsconstructconstructsconsultscorrupts1debuggeddebugsdebunkdebunkeddebunksdeduct
3 syllables
everyone42anyone21interrupt2overcome4aqueduct1aqueducts1conjurer1overdone1waterfront1battlefrontbattlefrontsbuttercupscatapultcocoanutscoconutsconjurers1counterpunchdeconstructdeconstructsfirebugsfisticuffsfollowupshazelnutshit-and-runinterrupts2jitterbuggedjitterbugs1ladybugsmegabucksmegatonmegatonsoceanfrontoceanfrontsovercomes4overrunoverrunsoverstuffsreconstructreconstructsscuttlebuttsself-destructself-destructionself-destructssupercuts1Superfundundercuts
647
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are different.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / live — both end in V; AH versus IH

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
last88lost74fast81past79left62best63rest60first39chest48ghost35most27west29cost24waste26taste23test20list16passed17east15worst16coast15least8gift13christ9soft15beast11shift16priest11missed7lift10dressed8guest5breast18cast9fist14post5blessed11kissed9toast6crossed7wrist17watched2pissed2forcedbasedreached1pushed2blast4feast13nest7host4placed4twist4messed43burst5washed2cursed5laughed4vest11vast1searched2frost11mist9thirst12crashed2theft1wished14facedswitched9guessed3chasedroast1smashed1quest3pressed6draft1waist3tossed7stressed4craft2drift2jest4
2 syllables
exist15almost4arrest2released5request2suggestimpressed1resist5insist2depressed5divorced2attached3obsessed2deceased7protest2produced1replaced2dismissed1aircraft1broadcastpossessed2confessed9assistincreased1reduced2erased2rehearsed3exhaust3Midwest2reversed2undressed2approached1investaloft2bereft1facelift2mismatched1oppressed2outstretched2unmatched1unrest2adrift1amassed1behest1Belfast1blacklist1caressed1checklist1cloudburst1compressed1defrost1digest1disgraced1dispersed1distaste1divest1expressed1forecast1foremost1headrest1repressed1retraced1
3 syllables
introducedsacrificed1Pentecost2holocaust1manifest1overcast1overdosed1poltergeist1unattached1unimpressed1acquiescedaftertastealkahestanarchistautographed2bolshevistBucharestBudapestbulletproofed1chloroplastcoalescedcoexistcolorfastconvalesceddiagnoseddispossessedfireproofedflabbergasthandicrafthectographedhovercraftinnermostinterlacedinterspersedJihadistlithographedlymphoblastnativistnorthernmostoculistoutermostoverdraft
4 syllables
anthologistantiaircraftchoreographedenthusiasticonoclastmimeographednumismatistoverproducedpodiatristproctologistrecidivistreintroduced
5 syllables
spiritualist
7 syllables
epidemiologist
17
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
promised4mustard3musty1grimacedmustards3mustermusteredmusterspremisedpumiced
3 syllables
alarmistanimistmusteringpessimist
4 syllables
anatomistbiochemisttaxidermist

“must” at line end — from real songs

Rarely I weep, sometimes I mustI'm wounded by dust
— Laura Marling, “Sophia” · rhymes must / dust
There's a voice I always trustIts friendly helping hand tells me leave, I must
— Men I Trust, “Lauren” · rhymes must / trust
Baby, tonight belongs to usEverything's right, do what you must
— Smokey Robinson, “Cruisin’” · rhymes must / us

How to read the 1782 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 32
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 61
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Additive 59
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 287
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 696
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 647
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 17
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.