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Words that rhyme with “love”

“Love” has 5 perfect rhymes and 24 near rhymes, matched by pronunciation with the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. The most common ones below, then drill them on beat in the game.

Perfect rhymes for “love” (5)

Same ending sound from the last stressed vowel: the rhymes that always land. Most common first, grouped by syllable count:

One syllable

glove dove shove

Two syllables

above thereof

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Near rhymes for “love” (24)

Same vowel sound, a different ending consonant. They don't rhyme perfectly, but rappers bend them into place all the time. This is where freestyles open up:

one just what some other much such something come another under must money someone number done government public nothing enough once run country everyone

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Freestyle examples

“I do it for the love”

“They can feel it in my love”

“I put nothing above this love”

“They count the money, I count love”

“My first language is love”

“I fell for the craft, that's love”

Couplets: two bars, one thought

Each pair carries one idea across two bars — the same chains the game deals on beat.

“What we had, that was real love
“The kind they write songs of

“It started with a playground shove
“Ten years on, that shove became love

“She's all I'm thinking of
“I thank my lucky stars above

More lines from the family

above

  • “I lift my eyes up above”
  • “The real ones rise above”

glove

  • “This mic fits my hand like a glove”
  • “We go together, hand in glove”

dove

  • “I come in peace like a dove”
  • “They see the hawk, I'm the dove”

shove

  • “When they push, I shove”
  • “No room left to push or shove”

Practice these rhymes on beat

The game loads this family as word cards: say one rhyme each time the ball drops. Free, no sign-up.

How the practice works

1. Pick a beat and hit play. 2. On every fourth beat, a word from this family drops with the ball. 3. Say a rhyme out loud right as it lands. With the mic on, the game verifies your timing in milliseconds, all on-device. Rappers use it as a warm-up; beginners use it to stop blanking on rhymes under pressure.

Frequently asked questions

What words rhyme with love?

“Love” has 5 perfect rhymes matched by pronunciation: above, thereof, glove, and more. The most common ones are listed above, followed by 24 near rhymes that share the same vowel sound.

How many words rhyme with love?

Our engine groups words by their ending sound using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, and “love” shares its ending with 5 other words, plus 24 near rhymes on the same vowel. All matched on pronunciation, not spelling guesses.

How do I practice rhyming with love?

Hit “Practice these rhymes on beat”: The Rhyme Game loads this whole rhyme family as word cards, and you say one rhyme each time the ball drops. With the mic on, it verifies how on-beat you were. Free, no sign-up.