Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word hammer.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word hammer.
2 syllable words

acer

actor

acre

after

agar

aller

alder

altar

alter

ambler

amir

amour

anchor

anger

asker

angler

aster

answer

asper

antler

bander

armor

arbor

ardor

archer

balter

auger

augur

auster

author

babbler

aver

bailer

bailor

baker

balder

banter

anker

banker

barber

barbre

barker

barger

candor

bearer

bather

baxter

beaker

beater

beaver

becker

beggar

border

belcher

borer

berber

better

bettor

bender

bencher

bever

bicker

binder

bidder

bigger

birder

biter

bitter

blaster

blazer

blender

blinder

bleacher

blister

bloomer

blotter

blubber

bluffer

bobber

blunder

bluster

boarder

blower

boiler

bolar

bolster

bolter

boulder

bother

boomer

boozer

cancer

booker

booster

bottler

bracer

brander

brawner

brayer

breaker

bower

bouncer

bounder

boxer

bowler

bowyer

boulter

boyer

brimmer

browser

buffer

briar

boner

brier

brother

breeder

broiler

broker

breather

brewer

bugger

builder

bulger

bumper

burgher

burner

burglar

busker

bunker

butcher

bungler

buster

butler

butter

buzzer

buyer

caesar

caller

canter

barter

canker

cantor

captor

caper

capture

carder

castor

carper

carter

carver

caster

chamber

cater

causer

cellar

censer

censor

censure

center

centre

cedar

centner

chapter

charmer

chandler

changer

charger

chaser

checker

cheddar

chopper

charter

chauffeur

cheater

chipper

chitter

chewer

choir

chowder

cider

cinder

cipher

clever

cleanser

cleaner

clearer

cleaver

clicker

clincher

clipper

clutter

cobbler

closer

cluster

clover

closure

cloture

cloister

coaster

clothier

cocker

clobber

coffer

coiner

color

colour

comber

collier

colter

concur

conder

condor

conger

confer

conjure

conner

conquer

culture

cumber

cooker

cooler

cooper

cooter

copper

cotter

coster

cover

corner

counter

coulter

craker

coupler

courser

courter

cougar

crater

craver

crawler

cower

creamer

crocker

cropper

crowder

crier

crusher

critter

croaker

croker

crooner

creature

crisper

crowner

culler

cryer

cruiser

crozier

dire

diaper

culver

curler

cursor

cutter

cutler

cypher

dancer

dauber

daughter

darner

darter

danger

dealer

debtor

decker

dexter

defer

demur

denture

demure

deter

dicker

dieter

differ

digger

diner

dinar

dinner

dipper

collar

diver

docker

donar

doctor

dollar

doubter

dodger

downer

dour

dr.

donor

drainer

draper

dreamer

dresser

driver

dumper

ducker

duffer

dropper

duller

drier

dryer

driller

drover

drinker

dunker

duper

dweller

earner

dyer

duster

eager

eater

easter

eger

egger

either

ember

elder

ender

enter

error

ever

esker

ester

euchre

ether

ewer

eyer

factor

farmer

facer

faster

fader

faker

faller

father

failure

falter

farther

favor

feather

feaster

feeder

feature

feeler

feller

femur

ferrer

felter

fender

fervor

fetter

fibre

fifer

fester

fever

fielder

filer

fissure

fighter

figure

finer

fire

finder

filler

fisher

filter

finger

fitter

fixture

flutter

flesher

fodder

fletcher

flier

flour

flounder

flicker

flipper

floater

flower

fluster

flyer

fluor

footer

foister

folder

former

foster

founder

fracture

fowler

forger

forster

foyer

gander

flavor

frater

freighter

fretter

fresher

friar

frier

freezer

fritter

freer

fryer

fucker

gambler

gainer

gaiter

further

gager

fuller

future

garner

grader

garter

gaster

gauger

gelder

gerner

gender

getter

geyser

gesture

genre

gilder

ginger

girder

glacier

giver

glazer

glider

glimmer

glosser

glover

glower

glitter

gomer

goer

golfer

gopher

lessor

gouger

grantor

granger

mother

grater

graver

grazer

mourner

howler

greaser

grinder

groomer

grounder

gripper

grocer

groover

grouper

grolier

grower

guesser

guider

gunner

gutter

gusher

guzzler

halter

guilder

hamster

hander

hanker

handler

harbor

harder

harper

hater

havier

hauler

haver

hawker

header

horner

horror

hour

healer

heather

hector

hedger

heater

heifer

hepper

herber

hopper

hellier

helper

herder

hesper

heer

henry

hider

higher

hewer

homer

honor

honour

hire

hitter

hither

holder

hipster

hooker

holster

hooper

hoosier

hooter

hoover

hinder

hostler

hearer

hover

huffer

hugger

griever

jasper

humor

humour

hussar

hunter

hunger

hunker

inner

jailer

incur

infer

injure

jumper

inter

jaeger

jager

inure

jetter

jester

jobber

jogger

kaiser

kercher

joiner

joker

junker

juror

keeler

juncture

junior

kelter

keener

keeper

keever

kever

huckster

kicker

killer

kipper

labour

kilter

kisser

knicker

knitter

kosher

knower

labor

lancer

lager

laker

lander

leisure

laster

laser

later

larder

lanier

larkspur

lauder

laugher

laughter

leamer

learner

layer

lazar

lawyer

launder

laver

launcher

leader

leaguer

liner

leaser

leather

leaver

lecher

lemur

ledger

leger

lender

lecture

leper

lepre

lesser

letter

lever

lighter

liar

lector

lester

limber

licker

lifter

limmer

liqueur

linger

liquor

litter

lister

liver

loader

locker

logger

loafer

loiter

lobster

longer

longspur

looker

lumber

lumper

lunger

luster

looper

lubber

looter

lover

loper

loser

luger

lunar

lustre

luter

lower

mester

mander

maker

major

manger

mainor

maser

masker

marker

martyr

marver

marcher

manure

master

mater

member

mazer

mayor

measure

medlar

mentor

meer

mercer

merger

metier

meter

metre

miller

mincer

miner

minder

minor

minter

minster

mire

mirror

miser

mitre

moder

mister

mixer

mixture

monger

moisture

monsieur

monster

mortar

motor

mugger

mouser

muffler

mover

muller

moulder

mumper

murder

mower

powder

mr.

mutter

nadir

nature

muster

nearer

praetor

neighbor

never

nimmer

nestor

neuter

neither

nectar

nether

nigger

nipper

nother

number

nurture

norther

nutter

occur

offer

ochre

pressure

odor

ogre

omer

oiler

one-year

oldster

order

outer

other

otter

our

ouster

over

owner

pacer

oyster

oyer

painter

pager

pander

panter

panzer

paper

panther

parker

parlor

parlour

parser

partner

paster

pastor

pasture

pauper

paver

penner

peacher

plaster

peddler

peeler

pepper

perjure

pester

peter

petre

payer

planer

pewter

picker

picture

pilcher

planter

pillar

pilfer

piper

pinder

piller

pinner

pitcher

pincher

plater

plotter

player

pleasure

pleaser

pledger

plover

plucker

popper

potter

plunger

poker

poacher

pointer

polar

poplar

porker

porter

plunder

ponder

pooler

polder

poser

posture

poster

poulter

pouter

pounder

prancer

prater

prayer

preacher

powter

prefer

presser

preyer

prier

prior

printer

proctor

proffer

proper

prosper

prowler

pucker

puffer

pruner

psalter

purser

punter

puller

puncture

racer

putter

pyre

puzzler

quaker

quarter

quaver

quencher

pusher

quilter

quitter

quipster

quiver

rambler

rafter

raptor

power

raider

raiser

raker

rancor

ranker

rapture

ranger

rater

raver

razor

reamer

reader

reaper

reaver

recur

rector

reefer

refer

reiter

render

renner

renter

sampler

rider

righter

rimmer

ridder

rigor

riddler

ringer

riser

robber

ripper

river

roaster

rinker

roadster

rocker

roger

rother

roster

rounder

ricker

roller

roofer

rooter

roper

roser

roister

rooster

rotor

rouser

rubber

rudder

rumor

runner

rutter

rusher

sabre

router

rover

ruler

rower

ryder

rupture

sailer

rustler

sailor

saker

salter

santer

saucer

scalper

saver

savor

sawyer

scalar

schemer

sayer

savior

sceptre

scholar

screamer

scour

scraper

scorcher

scorer

scriber

scrubber

schiller

schooner

scissor

scooper

scribbler

scupper

sculptor

sculpture

scrivener

scripture

searcher

sealer

seamster

sector

seller

sender

seeker

segar

seizure

senior

senor

sensor

server

setter

shader

shimmer

sever

shaker

sharer

shaver

shanker

sharper

sheller

sewer

shearer

shelter

shifter

shiner

smelter

smoker

smother

shingler

shiver

shopper

shriner

shower

shrimper

shooter

shoulder

shriver

shudder

shutter

sider

signer

shyster

sicker

siller

sickler

silver

simmer

simper

shipper

sinker

sinner

siver

slander

sizer

skater

skimmer

skiver

skelter

sitter

skinner

skipper

singer

sister

skewer

slater

slicer

slider

slobber

sire

slayer

slender

sleeper

slipper

slugger

slicker

sliver

slinger

slither

slumber

slaughter

smither

smoother

smuggler

snider

snorer

snuffer

snorter

solder

sneaker

snicker

soaker

sober

soder

solar

spader

soldier

somewhere

sour

souther

solver

sorter

sounder

sooner

souter

sower

sparger

speaker

spectre

spoiler

speller

spicer

spider

spencer

spender

speeder

spiller

spinner

spinster

splendor

sphincter

sponsor

spotter

splinter

spreader

sputter

squalor

sprayer

squander

springer

splitter

squatter

squier

stager

sprinkler

squeaker

sprinter

stalker

stalder

staller

stander

starer

stater

steamer

stayer

starter

starcher

stealer

steeler

steeper

steller

sterner

stentor

stepper

stifler

sticker

stiver

stiller

stinger

stocker

straggler

stopper

strayer

saunter

stoker

stoner

storer

strangler

stover

streamer

striker

stuffer

stumper

stunner

stranger

stutter

stretcher

structure

stripper

stroller

stringer

succor

strickler

sucker

stupor

suffer

sulphur

sucre

stricture

sugar

suitor

sumner

sumpter

sunder

super

supper

surfer

sutor

suture

sweater

sweeper

swimmer

taber

tabor

swelter

swinger

swifter

switzer

tailor

taker

talker

tasker

tattler

taxer

taper

tenor

templar

tartar

taster

teacher

teamster

temper

tedder

teller

temblor

teeter

tender

teaser

tensor

tenure

terror

thaler

tether

tester

texture

thresher

thumper

thither

thrower

tiger

tighter

timmer

thruster

thunder

ticker

timber

tiller

timbre

topper

toddler

tinder

tire

tipper

titter

toaster

tinker

tipster

tincture

toller

tractor

tower

tracer

torpor

totter

trader

trailer

torture

trainer

traitor

trucker

transfer

trawler

treasure

tranter

trimmer

treater

trencher

trier

trickster

trotter

trigger

tripper

thinker

trooper

tucker

thinner

tuber

tudor

tumor

tumbler

tuner

turner

tyger

tyler

tutor

tyer

ulcer

twitter

twister

ulster

upper

utter

under

vapor

usher

user

vector

vendor

venter

veneer

venture

verser

vesper

warmer

voucher

vicar

victor

viewer

vigor

viner

viper

vintner

visor

voter

wader

wafer

waiter

waiver

walker

waller

wager

vulgar

walter

wander

vulture

waltzer

warbler

warder

zander

zehner

warner

watcher

water

waster

yonder

wearer

washer

weather

waver

weber

welder

welcher

welter

wilder

weaver

webber

whaler

whopper

whether

wheeler

webster

whimper

whiner

wiper

wire

whitener

whisker

whisper

whistler

yorker

whither

willer

winner

winger

windsor

winter

yonker

winker

wisher

winder

wither

wonder

worker

writer

yachter

yager

wringer

wrecker

younger

yorkshire

youngster

younker

wicker

zephyr

zipper

zocor

zither

zoster

3 syllable words

abductor

abler

abuser

accuser

absorber

admirer

acquire

adjuster

adapter

adopter

advancer

achiever

adventure

adviser

aggressor

aflutter

aglitter

almoner

amateur

ammeter

ancestor

aperture

appraiser

assayer

announcer

anywhere

arbiter

armiger

arranger

assessor

angular

aquifer

assembler

attacker

attire

attainder

auditor

asunder

ballplayer

bachelor

backpacker

backwater

bagpiper

balancer

avenger

banister

bannister

bandleader

annular

bargainer

another

barrier

barrister

batterer

campaigner

bartender

bedchamber

beachcomber

belabor

beefeater

believer

beginner

behavior

beleaguer

binary

bibler

bipolar

birdwatcher

blockader

bloodsucker

bellflower

borrower

beholder

bewilder

bonfire

bellwether

bookbinder

brazier

brainpower

breadwinner

breakwater

bricklayer

broadcaster

buckler

bondholder

burrower

cadaver

calendar

calender

bystander

bookkeeper

bulldozer

camorra

canary

bookmaker

bookseller

cannery

canister

carrier

carpenter

catheter

caterer

cellular

challenger

chancellor

changeover

character

chimera

cheeseburger

chidester

churchgoer

chronicler

cliffhanger

circular

coauthor

cochlear

cocksucker

collector

collider

comforter

commander

commenter

colander

commoner

commuter

compiler

composer

composure

complainer

compressor

computer

condenser

connecter

conifer

conjuror

conjecture

configure

conductor

connector

connoisseur

coneflower

conqueror

consider

conspire

constrictor

constructor

consular

consumer

contender

conveyer

conveyor

copartner

copier

costumer

coroner

cottier

councilor

counsellor

cornflower

counselor

corridor

courtier

courier

crabeater

cozier

coworker

creator

creditor

crossover

crowkeeper

crusader

cucumber

currier

container

customer

curator

cynosure

curvature

converter

cylinder

debater

dangler

debenture

december

decider

decipher

decliner

defender

deflator

devour

degener

demeanor

defaulter

departure

deserter

deliver

denature

derringer

designer

deflector

desire

detailer

detractor

detector

destroyer

dictator

digester

disaster

director

disclaimer

dishonor

discolor

discover

disfavor

discounter

disfigure

disclosure

dishwasher

dispatcher

dissenter

dispenser

displeasure

disposer

dissolver

divider

distiller

distemper

dowager

doorkeeper

divisor

dressmaker

dulcimer

earlier

editor

effector

easterner

elater

emptier

disorder

enhancer

elector

enamor

elixir

emery

emperor

empire

embitter

employer

empower

embroider

enchanter

encumber

endeavor

encounter

endorser

enforcer

engraver

enclosure

endanger

engender

enlarger

enrapture

entire

eraser

equator

erector

espalier

enquirer

enquire

exchanger

exchequer

eyeliner

exporter

explorer

exposure

extender

fastener

fancier

farrier

falconer

familiar

ferrier

fiddler

finery

firepower

finisher

fishmonger

flycatcher

flypaper

follower

forecaster

furrier

controller

foreigner

forever

forerunner

forester

forfeiture

forefinger

forwarder

freethinker

frankfurter

freeholder

gamekeeper

furniture

gardener

gatherer

genera

gibraltar

glassmaker

glandular

forefather

glazier

gobbler

globular

godfather

godmother

girdler

foreclosure

sapphire

satire

gossamer

grandmother

granddaughter

grazier

granular

gunnery

gunpowder

hairdresser

hangover

hanover

harasser

harrower

harrier

hardener

harbinger

hardcover

harvester

havener

handover

haymaker

headwater

hereafter

highflier

highlander

hindquarter

hitchhiker

holdover

honoree

hollander

homeworker

homebuilder

homesteader

hornblower

hinderer

housekeeper

householder

however

humbler

howitzer

icebreaker

idler

incisor

jackhammer

importer

impostor

improper

indexer

inductor

inclosure

indenture

informer

inhaler

injector

innkeeper

issuer

inquirer

isomer

insular

invader

integer

inventor

inspector

instructor

intruder

investor

islander

insecure

janitor

jayhawker

jeweler

insider

jocular

joinery

juggler

jugular

kayaker

insurer

juniper

jupiter

grandfather

kidnapper

gossiper

governor

kitchener

laborer

lamplighter

lancaster

kindler

latimer

latecomer

lawmaker

lavender

launderer

kingfisher

lecturer

leftover

left-winger

landowner

leviner

licenser

licensure

linear

landholder

listener

littler

locator

londoner

loudspeaker

lucifer

macabre

manager

manicure

manslaughter

marauder

mariner

marketer

massacre

memory

meander

matchmaker

mayflower

messenger

meteor

midsummer

midwinter

milliner

minister

minesweeper

monomer

modular

molester

moniker

monitor

moreover

misnomer

grasshopper

muckraker

potboiler

murderer

narrower

narrator

newcomer

needler

newscaster

newspaper

nodular

muscular

november

nonmember

northerner

norlander

nonstarter

nunnery

nuclear

nutcracker

objector

observer

offender

october

ocular

offerer

oppressor

oliver

opener

orator

outlier

outnumber

outfitter

outrider

outfielder

outrigger

outsider

pacesetter

pacemaker

overture

pannier

painkiller

passenger

passover

pathfinder

peacemaker

pedicure

peculiar

peacekeeper

penury

perrier

performer

perjurer

pilaster

pickler

pioneer

pillager

philander

plasterer

pensioner

polymer

possessor

polluter

popular

postmaster

posterior

professor

precursor

preparer

presenter

pretender

prefecture

prescriber

preserver

prisoner

procedure

projector

officer

producer

procurer

promoter

propeller

protector

prospector

provider

publisher

protester

punisher

purchaser

pursuer

quagmire

purveyor

quieter

questioner

quicksilver

rapier

ratepayer

rattler

reactor

reclaimer

recapture

reasoner

receiver

rathskeller

rebuilder

recliner

reconquer

recover

predictor

reenter

refiner

reformer

refractor

regular

refresher

register

reflector

reliever

rejoinder

remainder

remarry

rentier

remover

reorder

recorder

remember

reminder

repeater

reporter

retainer

rescuer

retailer

restorer

retire

requester

require

researcher

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Words that rhyme with the word hammer

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


Perfect Rhymes

Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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