Words That Rhyme With Boy
33 rhymes for "boy" (1 syllable): perfect rhymes, multisyllable rhymes and near rhymes, each grouped by syllable count with the most common words first. Click a linked word to see what rhymes with it.
How to use this rhyme
- "boy" is easy to rhyme: joy, ploy, toy and coy all share its ending sound, so you can hold one rhyme across a whole verse.
- For a softer, less predictable sound, try a near rhyme such as choice, noise and voice.
- Longer rhymes like annoy and destroy let you end a line on a stronger, more surprising word.
Perfect rhymes for boy (12)
The same sound from the last stressed vowel to the end.
1 syllable
- joy
- ploy
- toy
- coy
3 syllables
- redeploy
Near rhymes for boy (21)
Slant rhymes: the same vowel sound with a different consonant.
1 syllable
- choice
- noise
- voice
- void
- poise
- toyed
2 syllables
- annoyed
- avoid
- destroyed
- devoid
- employed
- enjoyed
- adroit
- rejoice
- deployed
- steroid
3 syllables
- unemployed
- overjoyed
- maladroit
- redeployed
4+ syllables
- underemployed
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What rhymes with boy?
Common perfect rhymes for boy include joy, ploy, toy, coy, annoy, destroy, enjoy and employ. This page lists 33 rhymes in total, including near and multisyllable rhymes.
What is a near rhyme for boy?
Near rhymes, also called slant rhymes, keep the vowel sound of boy but change a consonant. Good ones include choice, noise, voice, void, poise and toyed.
How many syllables are in boy?
Boy has 1 syllable in standard US pronunciation.
Rhymes use US pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and the SCOWL word lists (Kevin Atkinson). Offensive words are left out.