How many syllables in shambles?

There are 2 syllables in the word shambles.

Divide shambles into syllables:

shambles (noun):: a meat market; a condition of great disorder.; a disorderly or badly organized event or place

abattoir

anarchy

butchery

chaos

confusion

disarray

disorder

disorganization

havoc

madhouse

mess

muddle

omnishambles

shamble

shambling

shuffle

shuffling

slaughterhouse

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