Rhyme finder
Words that rhyme, matched by sound
Type a word and get its whole rhyme family, matched by pronunciation instead of spelling. The lookup runs on the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so "though" and "flow" end up in the same family without sharing a single letter at the end.
Common words float to the top, the ones you would actually reach for mid-verse. Chip colors mark the rhyme family, the same colors the game puts on its word cards. Find a family you like, then go drill it on the beat.
Popular rhyme lookups
The words everyone checks first. Tap one to load its family.
How this rhyme dictionary works
The lookup runs on the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public database of how English words actually sound. For each word it takes the pronunciation, keeps everything from the final stressed vowel onward, and groups words that share that tail into one family. That tail is the rhyme.
This is why the results are perfect rhymes instead of spelling matches. "Though" and "flow" share a sound tail, so they land together; "love" and "move" look alike on paper but end differently when you say them, so they do not. The sound is the part your listener hears.
The families here are the same ones the game deals its word cards from, colors included. Look a word up, see which family it sits in, then play a round and catch that family on the beat.
Frequently asked questions
What rhymes with game?
Plenty. The common ones: aim, blame, came, claim, fame, flame, frame, name, same, shame and tame. Reach a little further and you get became, acclaim, proclaim and reclaim. Type "game" into the finder above for the full family.
What is a perfect rhyme?
A perfect rhyme matches every sound from the stressed vowel onward, vowel and tail consonants alike: "light" and "night" qualify. Sharing only the final consonant ("light" and "late") or only the vowel sound ("light" and "mine") makes a near rhyme. This dictionary groups words by that perfect-rhyme tail, so anything it lists together lands when said out loud.
Can I practice these words on the beat?
Yes. The families shown here are the exact families the game uses for its word cards. Run a lookup, hit "Practice on the beat" under the results, and the game opens on the home page. Pick a beat and the words it deals come from this same dictionary.
Why is a word I know missing?
Two common reasons. The dictionary only keeps words of three letters or more, so short words like "go" and "my" are out even though plenty rhymes with them. A rhyme family also needs at least six members to be listed, so a real word with a rare ending can fall through. In that case the finder suggests families that end on a similar sound.