How many syllables in rueful?

There are 2 syllables in the word rueful.

Divide rueful into syllables:

rueful (adjective):: exciting pity or sympathy pitiable; feeling or expressing sorrow or regret; feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.

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