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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| smallmouth | /x | Noun |
| freshwater | /xx | Noun |
| catfish | /x | Noun |
| fish farm | // | Phrase, Noun |
| aquarium | x/xx | Noun |
| clown fish | // | Phrase, Noun |
| flying fish | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| goldfish | /x | Noun |
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective |
| water snake | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fish out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| largemouth bass | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| swimming hole | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| pilot fish | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| amphibian | x/xx | Noun |
| treading water | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| minnow | /x | Noun |
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective |
| flounder | /x | Noun |
| pond scum | // | Phrase, Noun |
| groundfish | /x | Noun |
| still water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| mud puddle | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| lake trout | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fresh water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| smallish | /x | Adjective |
| tread water | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| odd fish | // | Phrase, Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adult | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| anchovy | x/x | Noun |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anglers | /x | Noun |
| anglo | /x | Name |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| answers | /x | Adjective |
| aquaculture | /xxx | Noun |
| ardent | /x | Adjective |
| artillery | x/xx | Noun |
| artisanal | /xx/ | Adjective |
| astronomical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| atomic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| auto | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| banner | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bantam | /x | Name, Adjective |
| baraka | /xx | Noun |
| barbie | /x | Name |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| basin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bath | / | Noun, Verb |
| bayou | /x | Noun |
| beau | / | Noun, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beefy | /x | Adjective |
| beg | / | Verb, Noun |
| belittled | x/x | Adjective |
| belle | / | Name |
| berry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beverly | /xx | Name |
| bigger | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bighorn | /x | Noun |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| birdie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bitty | /x | Adjective, Name |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boastful | /x | Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bond | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boss | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bouncy | /x | Adjective |
| bountiful | /xx | Adjective |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bragging | /x | Noun |
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brook | / | Noun, Verb |
| buddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bulky | /x | Adjective |
| bushy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calf | / | Noun |
| capacious | x/x | Adjective |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| carp | / | Noun, Verb |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| catchment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cave | / | Noun, Verb |
| cavern | /x | Noun, Verb |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chairwoman | /xx | Noun |
| char | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| chi | / | Name |
| chicken | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| chubby | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chump | / | Noun, Verb |
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name |
| clams | / | Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clutch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| cod | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| codfish | /x | Noun |
| colossal | x/x | Adjective |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| congress | /x | Name, Verb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cook | / | Noun, Verb |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| corpulent | /xx | Adjective |
| corral | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cosmic | /x | Adjective |
| courtyard | /x | Noun |
| cove | / | Noun, Verb |
| crab | / | Noun, Verb |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| crayfish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| creek | / | Noun, Adjective |
| crested | /x | Adjective, Name |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crowing | /x | Noun |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| dace | / | Noun |
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| darn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dawg | / | Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| dearie | /x | Noun |
| decreased | x/ | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| devious | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ding | / | Noun, Verb |
| dinky | /x | Adjective, Name |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dogfish | /x | Noun |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| drainage | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| dugout | /x | Noun |
| dust | / | Noun, Verb |
| dwarf | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| eel | / | Noun, Verb |
| elder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| eldest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| elephantine | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| elfin | /x | Adjective, Name |
| enlarged | x/ | Adjective |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| epic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| estuarine | /xxx | Adjective |
| estuary | /xxx | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
