How many syllables in dishwater?

There are 3 syllables in the word dishwater.

Divide dishwater into syllables:

dishwater (noun):: water in which dishes have been or are to be washed; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent.

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