Rhyming dictionary

Words that rhyme with “joy”

“joy” has 10 perfect rhymes in this list, from 1 to 2 syllables. The most common are boy, toy, and oi. For a softer sound there are 40 near rhymes too, such as point, boys, and voice. The two example lines rhyme “joy” with “toy” and “boy”.

Perfect rhymes

Perfect rhymes repeat every sound from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

1 syllable

  • boy
  • toy
  • oi
  • soy

2 syllables

  • enjoy
  • destroy
  • employ
  • annoy
  • decoy
  • deploy

Near rhymes (same vowel sound)

Near rhymes keep the vowel sound and change the consonants: softer, and there are many more of them.

  • point
  • boys
  • voice
  • choice
  • join
  • oil
  • destroyed
  • noise
  • points
  • avoid
  • joined
  • joint
  • enjoyed
  • toys
  • soil
  • coin
  • spoil
  • coins
  • disappoint
  • spoiled
  • boil
  • unemployed
  • annoyed
  • void
  • employed
  • boiled
  • enjoys
  • joints
  • destroys
  • rejoice
  • appoint
  • joins
  • deployed
  • moist
  • spoils
  • boils
  • hoist
  • groin
  • rejoin
  • annoys

“joy” in a lyric: two examples

My nephew threw away the brand-new toy
and played all day with the box, pure joy.

The corner store at night: a teenage boy
who rings you up and sings, just out of joy.

Lines written for this page. Use them as a starting point, not as a finished verse.

How to choose the rhyme

  • Say the line out loud before you choose: the rhyme has to land on the beat where the melody stresses it.
  • Rhymes of 1 syllable (boy, toy, and oi) close a line hard; those of 2 syllables (enjoy and destroy) stretch it and soften it. Match them to what the line is saying.
  • If every perfect rhyme for “joy” sounds forced, move “joy” inside the line and end it on another word.