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Words that rhyme with CRIES

CRIES has 1 syllable and 354 perfect rhymes in Wordtide's English dictionary, the most common first: ADVERTISE, ADVISE and ALLIES. Below they are grouped by syllables, followed by 91 near rhymes. Every word is playable on the shared board, with its points shown.

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1-syllable words that rhyme with CRIES (30)

2-syllable words that rhyme with CRIES (52)

3-syllable words that rhyme with CRIES (170)

  • ADVERTISE14
  • ANALYZE17
  • AUTHORIZE20
  • CIVILIZE22
  • CLARIFIES14
  • CLASSIFIES15
  • COMPROMISE18
  • CRITICIZE21
  • EMPHASIZE23
  • ENTERPRISE12
  • EXERCISE16
  • FINALIZE19
  • JUSTIFIES21
  • MAXIMIZE26
  • MINIMIZE20
  • MODIFIES14
  • MULTIPLIES15
  • NOTIFIES11
  • OCCUPIES15
  • OPTIMIZE20
  • ORGANIZE17
  • OTHERWISE14
  • PATRONIZE19
  • PUBLICIZE24
  • QUALIFIES21
  • REALISE7
  • REALIZE15
  • RECOGNISE12
  • RECOGNIZE20
  • RECTIFIES14
  • SATISFIES12
  • SIMPLIFIES17
  • SPECIALIZE22
  • SPECIFIES16
  • STANDARDIZE21
  • SUBSIDIZE21
  • SUMMARIZE22
  • SUPERVISE16
  • SYMPATHIZE26
  • TERRIFIES12
  • UNDERLIES11
  • VERIFIES15
  • AGONIZE16
  • ALIBIS8
  • ALKALIES11
  • AMPLIFIES16
  • BUTTERFLIES17
  • CENTRALIZE20
  • CERTIFIES14
  • CIRCUMCISE19
  • COLONIZE18
  • CRYSTALLIZE23
  • CUSTOMIZE22
  • DIGITIZE18
  • DRAMATIZE20
  • EQUALIZE25
  • EULOGIZE18
  • FERTILIZE20
  • FIREFLIES15
  • FORMALIZE22
  • FOSSILIZE20
  • FRATERNIZE21
  • GALVANIZE22
  • GLAMORIZE20
  • GLORIFIES13
  • GRATIFIES13
  • HARMONIZE21
  • HUMANIZE21
  • HYPNOTIZE23
  • IDEALIZE17
  • IDOLIZE16
  • IMMUNIZE21
  • IMPROVISE17
  • ITEMIZE17
  • JEOPARDIZE29
  • LEGALIZE17
  • LOCALIZE18
  • LULLABIES12
  • MAGNIFIES15
  • MECHANIZE23
  • MEMORIZE20
  • MERCHANDISE18
  • MOBILIZE20
  • MODERNIZE20
  • MOTORIZE18
  • MYSTIFIES16
  • NEUTRALIZE19
  • NULLIFIES13
  • OSTRACIZE19
  • OXIDIZE22
  • PARALYZE20
  • PASTEURIZE21
  • PENALIZE18
  • PLAGIARIZE21
  • POLARIZE18
  • PRIVATIZE23
  • PULVERIZE24
  • RATIFIES11
  • SATIRIZE16
  • SCANDALIZE21
  • SCRUTINIZE21
  • SIGNIFIES13
  • SOCIALIZE19
  • STABILIZE19
  • STERILIZE17
  • SYMBOLIZE23
  • SYNCHRONIZE25
  • SYNTHESIZE22
  • TANTALIZE17
  • TELEVISE12
  • TERRORIZE17
  • TESTIFIES12
  • THEORIZE18
  • TRANQUILIZE28
  • TRAUMATIZE21
  • TYPIFIES15
  • UNIONIZE17
  • UTILIZE16
  • VANDALIZE22
  • VAPORIZE22

The 120 most common shown, 50 rarer rhymes not listed.

4-syllable words that rhyme with CRIES (83)

  • APOLOGISE12
  • APOLOGIZE20
  • COMPUTERIZE26
  • GENERALIZE19
  • IDENTIFIES14
  • INITIALIZE18
  • ANTAGONIZE19
  • CAPITALIZE22
  • CATEGORIZE21
  • CHARACTERIZE26
  • COMMERCIALIZE29
  • DECENTRALIZE23
  • DEMORALIZE21
  • DESTABILIZE22
  • DISQUALIFIES25
  • ECONOMIZE21
  • ELECTRIFIES16
  • EXEMPLIFIES24
  • FAMILIARIZE24
  • HOMOGENIZE23
  • HOSPITALIZE23
  • HYPOTHESIZE27
  • IMMOBILIZE24
  • INTENSIFIES14
  • LIBERALIZE20
  • MONOPOLIZE22
  • NATIONALIZE19
  • NATURALIZE19
  • PERSONALIZE21
  • PERSONIFIES16
  • POPULARIZE23
  • PREOCCUPIES20
  • RATIONALIZE19
  • REORGANIZE19
  • SOLIDIFIES14
  • ACIDIFIES15
  • ACTUALIZE20
  • ALPHABETIZE25
  • CANNIBALIZE23
  • CIRCULARIZE24
  • COLLECTIVIZE28
  • CONCEPTUALIZE28
  • DEMOBILIZE23
  • DEMOCRATIZE24
  • DESENSITIZE20
  • DISENFRANCHISE22
  • DISORGANIZE21
  • EPITOMIZE21
  • EVANGELIZE23
  • FICTIONALIZE25
  • INTERNALIZE19
  • LEGITIMIZE21
  • METABOLIZE22
  • METASTASIZE21
  • MILITARIZE20
  • MINIATURIZE22
  • POLITICIZE22
  • PRIORITIZE20
  • PROPAGANDIZE26
  • PROSELYTIZE23
  • REEMPHASIZE25
  • REVITALIZE22
  • ROMANTICIZE23
  • SERIALIZE17
  • SOLILOQUIZE28
  • TRIVIALIZE22
  • ACCESSORIZE23
  • ALUMINIZE20
  • ANNUALIZE18
  • CARAMELIZE22
  • CONTAINERIZE22
  • CRIMINALIZE23
  • DEPRESSURIZE24
  • FEDERALIZE22
  • MARGINALIZE22
  • MINERALIZE20
  • POLYMERIZE24
  • RADICALIZE21
  • REANALYZE19
  • REAUTHORIZE22
  • REGIONALIZE20
  • SECURITIZE21
  • SUBURBANIZE25

5-syllable words that rhyme with CRIES (18)

  • INDUSTRIALIZE23
  • MATERIALIZE21
  • REVOLUTIONIZE26
  • DECRIMINALIZE26
  • DEMILITARIZE23
  • DEPARTMENTALIZE28
  • MEMORIALIZE23
  • MISIDENTIFIES19
  • OVEREMPHASIZE31
  • COLLATERALIZE23
  • DENATIONALIZE22
  • DEPERSONALIZE24
  • MISCHARACTERIZE31
  • PROFESSIONALIZE28
  • RECAPITALIZE24
  • RENATIONALIZE21
  • SENSATIONALIZE22
  • UNDERUTILIZE23

6-syllable words that rhyme with CRIES (1)

  • EDITORIALIZE21

Near rhymes for CRIES (91)

Words that almost rhyme: the same vowel sound with similar consonants after it, or the same last vowel and ending. Closest and most common first.

Highest-scoring rhymes for CRIES

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares (CRIES itself is worth 7). Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • OVEREMPHASIZE31
  • MISCHARACTERIZE31
  • JEOPARDIZE29
  • COMMERCIALIZE29
  • TRANQUILIZE28
  • SOLILOQUIZE28
  • COLLECTIVIZE28
  • CONCEPTUALIZE28
  • DEPARTMENTALIZE28
  • PROFESSIONALIZE28
  • HYPOTHESIZE27
  • MAXIMIZE26

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Rhymes are worked out from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and include only words from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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What rhymes with CRIES?

The most common words that rhyme with CRIES are ADVERTISE, ADVISE, ALLIES, ANALYZE, APOLOGISE and APOLOGIZE. This page lists all 354 perfect rhymes, grouped by syllables.

How many words rhyme with CRIES?

354 perfect rhymes (the same sounds from the stressed vowel to the end) and 91 near rhymes, counting only words valid on Wordtide's English board.

What is the longest word that rhymes with CRIES?

DEPARTMENTALIZE, with 5 syllables. The highest-scoring rhyme in Wordtide is OVEREMPHASIZE, worth 31 points before bonus squares.

What is a near rhyme for CRIES?

A word that almost rhymes: the same vowel sound with similar consonants, or the same ending. For CRIES: ADVICE, ALIVE, ARCHIVE, ARRIVE and CONCISE. Songwriters and poets use them when a perfect rhyme sounds forced.

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