How many syllables in spruce?

There is 1 syllable in the word spruce.

How to pronounce spruce:

spruce (noun):: light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork.

groom

slick up

smarten up

spruce up

bad

bedraggled

chaotic

chubby

clumsy

cluttered

coarse

confused

dirty

disarranged

disarrayed

disheveled

dishevelled

disordered

disorderly

disorganised

disorganized

disrupted

dull

filthy

flexible

frowsy

frowzy

haphazard

ill-groomed

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