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Words That Rhyme With How

“how” has 1 syllable. Its most-used rhymes are now, wow, allow, cow, thou. Every list is sorted with the most common words first.

Perfect rhymes for how

Same stressed vowel and ending sound.

  • now
  • wow
  • allow
  • cow
  • thou
  • bow
  • chow
  • vow
  • ciao
  • pow
  • meow
  • sow
  • plow
  • brow
  • frau
  • lao
  • mao
  • tao
  • plough
  • dow
  • chao
  • yow
  • sao

Slant rhymes for how

Share the vowel or the final consonant. Great for natural-sounding lyrics.

  • out
  • down
  • house
  • town
  • mouth
  • proud
  • south
  • doubt
  • brown
  • loud
  • crowd
  • couch
  • mouse
  • bout
  • shout
  • clown
  • foul
  • crown
  • scout
  • cloud
  • ouch
  • drown
  • cows
  • gown
  • vows
  • owl
  • blouse
  • trout
  • vouch
  • dowd
  • youse
  • howl
  • frown
  • spouse
  • bows
  • pouch
  • louse
  • strauss
  • vowed
  • kraut

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Rhymes for how: questions

What rhymes with how?

The most common perfect rhymes for “how” are now, wow, allow, cow, thou, bow, chow, vow.

What is a slant rhyme for how?

Slant and near rhymes for “how” include out, down, house, town. They share the vowel sound or the ending, so they sound natural in lyrics.

How many syllables are in how?

“how” has 1 syllable, according to the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

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