351+ Words that rhyme with backgammon
Backgammon is a 3-syllable word with 351 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are reexamine, amman, famine. Multi-syllable rhymes sound more sophisticated — they're a hallmark of skilled lyricists and create complex rhythmic patterns.
Definition of backgammon
- noun
- a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
2 syllables
- amman
- famine
- salmon
- lemon
- often
- common
- shaman
- summon
- mountain
- layman
- damon
- demon
- gamin
- human
- hymen
- limen
- lumen
- semen
- simon
- woman
- airman
- ashton
- barman
- boston
- bowman
- caiman
- canton
- cowman
- daemon
- gammon
- mammon
- milton
- molten
- mormon
- norman
- piston
- seaman
- sexton
- sultan
- wanton
- brahman
- capstan
- crewman
- destine
- doorman
- freeman
- houston
- chairman
- fountain
- tungsten
- chieftain
- ploughman
- canon
- numen
- rumen
- yemen
- benton
- bremen
- cannon
- caxton
- dalton
- fulton
- galton
- huston
- lawman
- lemmon
- liston
- nekton
- newman
- paxton
- walton
- weston
- wilton
- cistern
- clinton
- compton
- eastern
- hampton
- lantern
- lectern
- neumann
- pastern
- postern
- riemann
- tristan
- western
- johnston
- kingston
- plantain
- schumann
- scranton
- stockton
- thornton
- brimstone
- gladstone
- schliemann
- ammon
- scammon
- stammen
- mccammon
- cammon
- damman
- dammen
- kamman
- lammon
- mammen
- tammen
- dammann
- quintan
- amann
- ammann
- eamon
- timon
- beamon
- heston
- hinton
- lynton
- molton
- pieman
- rahman
- wigton
- bormann
- crofton
- drayman
- fronton
- hurston
- layamon
- longton
- niemann
- plantin
- quintain
- hamon
- salman
- sammon
- saxton
- brampton
- acton
- alton
- aston
- elton
- hyman
- leman
- oxton
- ryman
- symon
- wyman
- alston
- bolton
- buxton
- easton
- felton
- fenton
- garman
- gorman
- halton
- harman
- harmon
- hayman
- hilton
- hylton
- jarman
- linton
- melton
- minton
- renton
- winton
- boulton
- brunton
- carlton
- clifton
- dunstan
- grafton
- kirsten
- langton
- lehmann
- moorman
- moulton
- poulton
- preston
- quinton
- royston
- rushton
- sharman
- shelton
- skelton
- swanton
- taunton
- trueman
- winston
- charlton
- coulston
- cranston
- crompton
- frampton
- staunton
- thurston
- maidstone
- blackstone
3 syllables
- reexamine
- fireman
- foreman
- princeton
- charleston
- etymon
- abdomen
- avestan
- cerumen
- duramen
- inhuman
- juryman
- ottoman
- airwoman
- alderman
- appleton
- augustan
- dairyman
- edmonton
- ferryman
- hamilton
- madwoman
- omdurman
- philemon
- subhuman
- tallyman
- uncommon
- waterman
- arlington
- badminton
- bondwoman
- charwoman
- clergyman
- doubleton
- eddington
- ellington
- galveston
- ichneumon
- intestine
- kinswoman
- letterman
- lexington
- lumberman
- middleton
- penstemon
- persimmon
- quarryman
- simpleton
- singleton
- subaltern
- vestryman
- burlington
- chairwoman
- countryman
- freedwoman
- highwayman
- huntington
- journeyman
- livingston
- lobsterman
- midwestern
- phlogiston
- poultryman
- predestine
- railwayman
- washington
- wellington
- wilmington
- livingstone
- sherrington
- sportswoman
- zooplankton
- vercammen
- andaman
- velamen
- batwoman
- gravamen
- laywoman
- peterman
- storeman
- suleiman
- tarleton
- dobermann
- eddystone
- germiston
- mercaptan
- roscommon
- wherryman
- workwoman
- folkestone
- launceston
- scrubwoman
- townswoman
- churchwoman
- craftswoman
- rockhampton
- southampton
- newcomen
- addington
- babington
- lindemann
- pendleton
- poppleton
- stapleton
- templeton
- bedlington
- carrington
- darlington
- haddington
- harrington
- kennington
- kensington
- paddington
- pennington
- shackleton
- warrington
- silverstone
- whittington
- featherstone
4 syllables
- alabaman
- cacodemon
- forewoman
- liveryman
- catechumen
- cavalryman
- horsewoman
- noblewoman
- nurseryman
- saleswoman
- superhuman
- assemblyman
- gentlewoman
- infantryman
- needlewoman
- spokeswoman
- washerwoman
- catamountain
- councilwoman
- countrywoman
- englishwoman
- longshoreman
- congresswoman
- phytoplankton
- energumen
- superwoman
- preterhuman
- tutankhamun
Examples of "backgammon" in lyrics
See how backgammon is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Gettin me and my man in, was harder than backgammon"
Artifacts — Whayback -
"More perplexing than a game of backgammon"
Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth — Track the Movement -
"Just to confuse the crime lab as if it were a game of backgammon"
UNLV f/ B.G., Kilo-G, Ms. Tee — Black Connection!! 226
What do these rhymes mean?
- amman
- the capital and largest city of Jordan
- famine
- an acute insufficiency a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation
- lemon
- yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh a strong yellow color a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is
- reexamine
- look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"
- salmon
- of orange tinged with pink any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "backgammon" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like reexamine, amman, famine create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "backgammon" has 3 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.
Frequently asked questions
- What rhymes with backgammon?
- Words that rhyme with backgammon include: reexamine, amman, famine, salmon, lemon, often, common, shaman, summon, mountain, and 341 more.
- How many syllables does backgammon have?
- Backgammon has 3 syllables.
- How many words rhyme with backgammon?
- There are 351 words that rhyme with backgammon: 351 perfect rhymes.
- What is a good rhyme for backgammon in a song?
- The strongest rhymes for backgammon in songwriting are reexamine, amman, famine. These are perfect rhymes that share identical ending sounds, creating a satisfying resolution at line endings. For a more subtle effect, try slant rhymes — they add variety without the predictability of exact rhymes.
- What are easy words that rhyme with backgammon?
- Common, easy-to-use words that rhyme with backgammon include reexamine, amman, famine, salmon, lemon. These are grouped by syllable count: 0-syllable: amman, famine; 1-syllable: reexamine, fireman; 2-syllable: alabaman, cacodemon. Matching syllable counts helps maintain consistent rhythm in your writing.
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