Words that rhyme with ay
Top rhymes for ay
a, they, way and may
386 common words rhyme with ay. The most common are a, they, way and may.
When ay sounds like /eɪ/
Perfect rhymes for ay
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 ay
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
When ay sounds like /aɪ/
Perfect rhymes for ay
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
- qualify
- justify
- sri
- satisfy
- sci
- butterfly
- occupy
- alumni
- verify
- clarify
- testify
- modify
- specify
- notify
- spotify
- samurai
- multiply
- simplify
- classify
- stimuli
- quantify
- signify
- nuclei
- rectify
- amplify
- firefly
- alibi
- certify
- lullaby
- unify
- purify
- glorify
- alkali
- ratify
- fortify
- resupply
- nullify
- terrify
- magnify
- pacify
- crucify
- underlie
- goldeneye
- falsify
- beautify
- termini
- vilify
- codify
- dignify
- gratify
- liquefy
- horrify
- lxi
- mollify
- typify
- edify
4 syllables
5 syllables
- oversimplify
Show 34 rare words
- reunify
- mystify
- pigsty
- goodby
- wiseguy
- preoccupy
- deify
- mortify
- gentrify
- stratify
- petrify
- acidify
- overfly
- mummify
- calcify
- misidentify
- decertify
- botfly
- ossify
- descry
- misapply
- requalify
- potpie
- ramify
- shoofly
- bugeye
- beatify
- dissatisfy
- gasify
- overbuy
- semidry
- speechify
- stultify
- yuppify
Near rhymes for ay
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- like
- time
- right
- life
- while
- might
- night
- live
- white
- side
- line
- trying
- five
- guys
- nice
- light
- fire
- quite
- type
- outside
- fight
- fine
- price
- wife
- site
- eyes
- died
- inside
- online
- design
- tried
- provide
- drive
- size
- style
- website
- sign
- mine
- tonight
- write
How ay sounds
| Pronunciation | /eɪ/ or /aɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| Stress pattern | DUM |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪ |
Ay has one syllable. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with ay?
- The most common rhymes for ay are a, they, way, may, day and say.
- How many words rhyme with ay?
- We found 386 common perfect rhymes and 16 rarer words for ay, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in ay?
- Ay has one syllable.