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Words that rhyme with day

37 perfect rhymes and 20 near rhymes for day, with a pronunciation tip and four rap bars you can use in The Rhyme Game.

Quick answer

The best rhymes for day are play, stay, way, say. If you need a near rhyme, try pain, rain, name. These words share the "ay" sound as in day.

Perfect rhymes with day

Perfect rhymes match the stressed vowel and everything after it. Select a word to open its page when we have one.

  • birthday
  • everyday
  • play
  • stay
  • way
  • say
  • away
  • today
  • okay
  • lay
  • may
  • pay
  • ray
  • bay
  • gray
  • clay
  • hay
  • hey
  • they
  • prey
  • weigh
  • display
  • delay
  • betray
  • decay
  • replay
  • relay
  • obey
  • survey
  • yesterday
  • holiday
  • someday
  • payday
  • runway
  • highway
  • subway
  • doorway

Longer rhymes for day

Multi syllable options give you more room on beat four and make a line sound planned.

  • yesterday
  • holiday
  • birthday
  • someday
  • payday

Near rhymes with day

Near rhymes share the vowel or the ending but not both. They are common in real rap and save you when a perfect rhyme does not arrive in time.

  • great
  • space
  • face
  • place
  • case
  • safe
  • change
  • brain
  • lane
  • shape
  • wave
  • pain
  • rain
  • name
  • game
  • same
  • make
  • take
  • wait
  • late

Pronunciation tip

Day is a single open vowel with a d in front. Swap that d for almost any consonant and you probably have a real word.

Rap example

Four bars in an AABB scheme. Bars 1 and 2 share one rhyme, bars 3 and 4 share another. Each bar lands its last word on beat four.

  1. Give me eight bars and I will make your day
  2. Never gonna let the rhythm slip away
  3. Cold coffee in the morning and a notebook near
  4. Spit it in the shower and the lines get clear

Using day in The Rhyme Game

Day is a staple of daily practice. Since the official streak counts at 8 bars a day, keep day and its rhymes loaded for quick warm ups.

In the official app, a bar is four beats long and the rhyme word sits on beat four. Build your setup on beats one to three, then land day or one of its rhymes right on the fourth beat. For the full mechanics, read the how to play guide and the rules.

Need more rhymes for day?

The Rhyme Finder searches the Datamuse database live and lets you filter by syllable count.

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Rhymes with day: FAQ

What rhymes with day?

Perfect rhymes for day include play, stay, way, say, away, today. Near rhymes include pain, rain, name, game, same.

Does day have a perfect rhyme?

Yes. Day has a large family of perfect rhymes, which makes it easy to land on beat four in The Rhyme Game.

How do I use day in a freestyle?

Day is a staple of daily practice. Since the official streak counts at 8 bars a day, keep day and its rhymes loaded for quick warm ups.

Where can I find more rhymes for day?

Open the Rhyme Finder to search day live with Datamuse and filter by syllable count.

Lists are curated by The Rhyme Game Wiki and checked against common US pronunciation. Last updated November 7, 2026. Data for live searches comes from Datamuse.