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Words That Rhyme With Bells

45 words rhyme with bells, from 1 to 4 syllables: cells, dwells, fells, sells, shells and more, the everyday words first. Then 1 near rhyme, like else.

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1 syllable17 words

  • cells
  • dwells
  • fells
  • sells
  • shells
  • smells
  • spells
  • swells
  • tells
  • wells
  • yells
  • belles
  • ells
  • gels

Rare: bels, cels, els

2 syllables25 words

  • bluebells
  • cartels
  • compels
  • dispels
  • dumbbells
  • excels
  • farewells
  • gazelles
  • hotels
  • lapels
  • misspells
  • motels
  • nutshells
  • pastels
  • propels
  • repels
  • seashells
  • barbells
  • bombshells
  • cowbells
  • eggshells
  • outsells
  • resells
  • stairwells

Rare: abeles

3 syllables2 words

  • parallels
  • organelles

4 syllables1 word

Rare: materiels

Near rhymes1 word

The same vowel, consonants that sound alike: close enough for songs and poems.

  • else

Slant rhymes40 words

Looser: the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first. Common in songs and poems.

  • dregs
  • elves
  • glens
  • heads
  • helms
  • sheds
  • sleds
  • stems
  • welds
  • beds
  • begs
  • breads
  • delves
  • dens
  • dreads
  • ebbs
  • eggs
  • elms
  • feds
  • gems
  • hems
  • hens
  • kegs
  • legs
  • lens
  • pegs
  • pens
  • realms
  • reds
  • revs
  • selves
  • shreds
  • tens
  • treads
  • webs
  • cleanse
  • cobwebs
  • hotbeds
  • shelves
  • spreads

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Pronunciations from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, © 1993-2015 Carnegie Mellon University, matched to our dictionary of English words.

Questions

What rhymes with bells?

cells, dwells, fells, sells, shells, smells, and every other word that end in the same sounds as bells. 45 rhymes in all.

How many syllables are in bells?

Bells has 1 syllable.

How are the rhymes chosen?

Two words rhyme when they sound the same from their last stressed vowel to the end: these are perfect rhymes, matched by sound, not by spelling. Near rhymes keep the vowel and swap a consonant for one that sounds alike, like time and mine.

What are near rhymes for bells?

else and the other 1 near rhyme: the same vowel sound as bells, with consonants that sound alike.

What are slant rhymes for bells?

Looser rhymes with the same stressed vowel and a similar ending, the closest first: dregs, elves, glens, heads, helms, sheds. Songwriters use them where a perfect rhyme would sound forced.

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