How many syllables in bay?

There is 1 syllable in the word bay.

Divide bay into syllables:

bay (noun):: a stretch of shoreline that curves inwards; an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

alcove

arm (of the sea)

bay laurel

bay tree

bight

cove

creek

embayment

entrance

firth or frith

fjord

guantanamo bay

gulf

ingress

inlet

laurus nobilis

natural harbour

sea

sea loch

sound

true laurel

water

whole

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