How many syllables in shutter?

There are 2 syllables in the word shutter.

Divide shutter into syllables:

shutter (noun):: one that shuts; a hinged doorlike cover, usually one of a pair, for closing off a window; a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure.

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screen

shade

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