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WordSyllablesCategories
abductive
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
ability
x/xx
Noun
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
absolutely
xx/x
Adverb
abutment
x/x
Noun
aby
/x
Noun, Verb
accede
x/
Verb
acceptable
x/xx
Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accord
x/
Noun, Verb
accordance
x/x
Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
accurate
/xx
Adjective
achievement
x/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
actual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
actually
/xxx
Adverb
acumen
x/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adequate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
administration
xxx/x
Noun
admittance
x/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advancement
x/x
Noun
advice
x/
Noun, Verb
advisable
x/xx
Adjective
aegis
/x
Noun
against
x/
Noun
agent
/x
Noun
agree
x/
Verb
agreement
x/x
Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
alignment
x/x
Noun
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
allowed
x/
Adjective
already
x/x
Adverb
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
angled
/x
Adjective
any
/x
Adverb
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
approval
x/x
Noun
apt
/
Adjective, Noun
arch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
area
/xx
Noun
aright
xx
Adverb, Verb
arrangement
x/x
Noun
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
assent
x/
Noun, Verb
asset
/x
Noun
atone
x/
Verb
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
authorisation
xxx/x
Noun
authority
x/xx
Noun
authorization
xxx/x
Noun
authorized
/xx
Adjective
autonomy
x/xx
Noun
avenue
/xx
Noun
axis
/x
Noun
aye
/
Name, Adverb
azimuth
xxx
Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
bayonet
/xx
Noun, Verb
bearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
because
x/
Adverb
behavior
x/x
Noun
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bien
/
Noun
bills
/
Noun
birthright
/x
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boa
/x
Noun
board
/
Noun, Verb
bom
/
Noun
bon
/
Noun
bona
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
bond
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bonne
/
Noun
boss
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bound
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
branch
/
Noun, Verb
breakthrough
/x
Noun, Adjective
brick
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
bruised
/
Adjective
bureau
/x
Noun
cache
/
Noun, Verb
calling
/x
Noun
carriageway
/xx
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cause
/
Noun, Verb
caveat
/xx
Noun, Verb
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
certain
/x
Adjective, Noun
certainly
/xx
Adverb
chairmanship
/xx
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
changeover
/xx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chap
/
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
chef
/
Noun, Verb
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chord
/
Noun, Verb
chromatic
x/x
Adjective
claim
/
Noun, Verb
classificatory
/xxxxx
Adjective
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clearly
/x
Adverb
climb
/
Verb, Noun
clockwise
/x
Adverb, Adjective
clue
/
Noun, Verb
coaching
/x
Noun
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
come
/
Verb, Noun
command
x/
Noun, Verb
commission
x/x
Noun, Verb
compass
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
compensate
/xx
Verb
competence
/xx
Noun
competent
/xx
Adjective
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
concurrence
x/x
Noun
conducive
x/x
Adjective
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
conductor
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consequence
/xx
Noun, Verb
conservative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
constitutional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convenient
x/x
Adjective
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
copyright
/xx
Noun, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
councils
/x
Noun
counsel
/x
Noun, Verb
countermeasure
/xxx
Noun
coupons
/x
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cycle
/x
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
debug
x/
Noun, Verb
decent
/x
Adjective
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
deepen
/x
Verb
defined
x/
Adjective
degree
x/
Noun
department
x/x
Noun
derecho
x/x
Noun
deserve
x/
Verb
desirable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
destination
xx/x
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
dexter
/x
Name, Adjective
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
directional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
directive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
directly
x/x
Adverb
director
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
discipline
/xx
Noun, Verb
discretion
x/x
Noun
disenfranchisement
xx/xx
Noun
disengaged
xx/
Adjective
disposal
x/x
Noun
division
x/x
Noun
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
droit
/
Noun
due
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
duties
/x
Noun
easiest
/xx
Adjective
east
/
Name, Adjective, Adverb
echelon
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
either
/x
Adverb
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
eligibility
xxx/xx
Noun
emphasis
/xx
Noun
empowerment
x/xx
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
entitle
x/x
Verb
entitlement
x/xx
Noun
entree
/x
Noun
environment
x/xx
Noun
equal
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
equally
/xx
Adverb
equitable
/xxx
Adjective
era
/x
Noun
ethical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
everything
/xx
Verb
evolution
xx/x
Noun
exact
x/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
exactly
x/x
Adverb
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
executive
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
explanation
xx/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extraction
x/x
Noun
facet
/x
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
faculty
/xx
Noun
fair
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
fairly
/x
Adverb
falsify
/xx
Verb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fault
/
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
fee
/
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
feet
/
Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
finance
x/
Noun, Verb
finder
/x
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fledged
/
Adjective
floor
/
Noun, Verb
flop
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
footfall
/x
Noun
footprint
/x
Noun
footstep
/x
Noun
for
/
Noun
formality
x/xx
Noun
formula
/xx
Noun
forum
/x
Noun
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
framework
/x
Noun
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freedom
/x
Noun
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fully
/x
Adverb, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
gait
/
Noun, Verb
gate
/
Noun, Verb
genuine
/xx
Adjective
gesture
/x
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
god
/
Name, Verb
gonna
/x
Verb
governance
/xx
Noun
governing
/xx
Noun
governors
/xx
Noun
gradation
x/x
Noun, Verb
grant
/
Noun, Verb
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guardians
/xx
Verb
guidance
/x
Noun
guide
/
Noun, Verb
guideline
/x
Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handling
/x
Noun
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
harmony
/xx
Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
headway
/x
Noun
healthy
/x
Adjective
heard
/
Adjective, Noun
helm
/
Noun, Verb
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
heuristic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
hey
/
Name
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highly
/x
Adverb
hint
/
Noun, Verb
homemaking
/xx
Noun
honorable
/xxx
Adjective, Name
honourable
/xxx
Adjective, Name
hop
/
Noun, Verb
huh
/
Noun
hurdle
/x
Noun, Verb
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
immediately
x/xxx
Adverb
improperly
x/xx
Adverb
improvement
x/x
Noun
inappropriate
xx/xx
Adjective
inch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
inclination
xx/x
Noun
incorrect
xx/
Adjective, Noun
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
increment
/xx
Noun, Verb
indeed
x/
Adverb
indication
xx/x
Noun
induction
x/x
Noun
infantry
/xx
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
injunction
x/x
Noun
insert
x/
Verb, Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instruct
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
instruction
x/x
Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
interim
/xx
Adjective, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
intervene
xx/
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
iterative
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
jesus
/x
Name, Verb
jog
/
Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
judicious
x/x
Adjective
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
juncture
/x
Noun
jure
/
Noun
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
justice
/x
Noun
justifiable
/xxxx
Adjective
justification
xxx/x
Noun
justified
/xx
Adjective
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
ladder
/x
Noun, Verb
landmark
/x
Noun, Verb
lane
/
Noun
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
law
/
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leader
/x
Noun
leadership
/xx
Noun
leap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
leeward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
left
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
legal
/x
Adjective, Noun
legal right
/x/
Name, Name
legality
x/xx
Noun
legislation
xx/x
Noun
legitimacy
x/xxx
Noun
legitimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
lemma
/x
Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
let
/
Verb, Noun
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
liberties
/xx
Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
line
/
Noun, Verb
link
/
Noun, Verb
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
location
x/x
Noun
logical
/xx
Adjective
logo
/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
lost
/
Adjective
lot
/
Noun, Verb
magistrate
/xx
Noun
magnetic north
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
maid
/
Noun
maidservant
//x
Noun
management
/xx
Noun
managerial
xx/xx
Adjective
managing
/xx
Noun
manner
/x
Noun
many
/x
Adjective, Noun
map
/
Noun, Verb
march
/
Name, Verb
markup
/x
Noun
marriage counseling
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
mentoring
/xx
Noun
mighty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
misdirection
xx/x
Noun
mismanagement
x/xx
Noun
mistake
x/
Noun, Verb
modified
/xx
Adjective, Noun
modus
/x
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
moral
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
motivation
xx/x
Noun
move
/
Verb, Noun
movement
/x
Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
nah
/
Name
nail
/
Noun, Verb
nan
/
Name
navigation
/x/x
Noun
necessary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
never
/x
Adverb
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
nope
/
Noun, Verb
normal
/x
Adjective, Noun
north
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
oath
/
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
obligation
xx/x
Noun
obstacle
/xx
Noun
odd
/
Adjective, Noun
office
/x
Noun, Verb
officer
/xx
Noun, Verb
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
opportune
xx/
Adjective
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
opposition
xx/x
Noun
optimised
/xx
Verb, Adjective
optimized
/xx
Verb, Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
orient
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
oui
/
Name
outlook
/x
Noun, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
oversight
/xx
Noun, Verb
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
paradigm
/xx
Noun
pare
/
Verb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pas
/
Noun
paso
/x
Name
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
passport
/x
Noun, Verb
path
/
Noun, Verb
pathway
/x
Noun
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
perfectly
/xx
Adverb
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
permission
x/x
Noun, Verb
permitted
x/x
Adjective
perpendicular
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
persuasion
x/x
Noun
phase
/
Noun, Verb
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pile
/
Noun, Verb
pilotage
/xx
Noun
piloting
/xx
Noun
pitch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plank
/
Noun, Verb
platform
/x
Noun, Verb
podium
/xx
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
policy
/xx
Noun, Verb
port
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
possibility
xx/xx
Noun
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
powerful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
precise
x/
Adjective, Verb
precisely
x/x
Adverb
preemption
x/x
Noun
prerogative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
prescription
x/x
Noun, Adjective
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
privilege
/x
Noun, Verb
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
procedure
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
progression
x/x
Noun
prompts
/
Verb, Noun
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
property
/xx
Noun, Verb
protection
x/x
Noun
proviso
x/x
Noun
punch
/
Noun, Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
qualified
/xx
Adjective
quantity
/xx
Noun
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
rate
/
Noun, Verb
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
rationale
xx/
Noun
reactionary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
really
/x
Adverb, Verb
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
reasonable
/xxx
Adjective
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
recipe
/xx
Noun
rectify
/xx
Verb
redress
x/
Noun, Verb
referral
x/x
Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
registrar
/xx
Noun
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
regularized
/xxx
Verb
relevant
/xx
Adjective
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
reorientation
x/xx/x
Noun
request
x/
Noun, Verb
resign
x/
Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
right hand
//
Phrase, Noun
right of search
///
Phrase, Noun
right on
//
Phrase, Adjective
righted
/x
Verb
righteous
/x
Adjective, Verb
rightful
/x
Adjective
rightist
/x
Adjective, Noun
rightly
/x
Adverb
ripe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
riser
/x
Noun
road
/
Noun, Adjective
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
route
/
Noun, Verb
royal
/x
Name, Adjective
rule
/
Noun, Verb
rung
/
Noun, Adjective
running
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sake
/
Noun
salt
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sane
/
Adjective, Noun
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
scoping
/x
Noun
secondary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
securely
x/x
Adverb
senior
/x
Adjective, Name
sens
/
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
sequential
x/x
Adjective
serious
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
settlement
/xx
Noun
shall
/
Verb
shift
/
Noun, Verb
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
sidestep
/x
Verb, Noun
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
significance
x/xx
Noun
signpost
/x
Noun, Verb
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
simplified
/xx
Adjective, Noun
simulate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
site
/
Noun, Verb
slap
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
smell
/
Noun, Verb
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
soli
/x
Noun
solving
/x
Noun
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
south
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
stadium
/xx
Noun
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stage direction
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
stage right
//
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
stair
/
Noun
staircase
/x
Noun, Verb
stairway
/x
Noun
stance
/
Noun, Verb
starboard
/x
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
status
/x
Noun
steer
/
Verb, Noun
stewardship
/xx
Noun
stipulation
xx/x
Noun
stone
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
straight
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
straightforward
//x
Adverb, Adjective
strengthen
/x
Verb
stride
/
Noun, Verb
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
success
x/
Noun
successful
x/x
Adjective
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
suitable
/xx
Adjective
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
superintendence
xxx/x
Noun
supervising
/xxx
Noun
supervision
xx/x
Noun
supposed
x/
Adjective
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
switch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sync
/
Noun, Verb
synthesis
/xx
Noun
tack
/
Noun, Verb
tails
/
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
tally
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
tape
/
Noun, Verb
target
/x
Noun, Verb
tariff
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
tendency
/xx
Noun
test
/
Noun, Verb
that
/
Adverb, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
therefore
/x
Adverb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
this
/
Adverb, Noun
though
/
Adverb
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
tier
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
timely
/x
Adjective, Adverb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tone
/
Noun, Verb
tory
/x
Noun, Adjective
toward
x/
Adjective, Noun
track
/
Noun, Verb
training
/x
Noun
trajectory
x/xx
Noun
trample
/x
Verb, Noun
transit
/x
Noun, Verb
transition
x/x
Noun, Verb
tread
/
Verb, Noun
treatment
/x
Noun
trend
/
Noun, Verb
triangle
/xx
Noun
tribune
/x
Name
trigger
/x
Noun, Verb
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
truly
/x
Adverb
trustees
x/
Noun
truth
/
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
tutelage
/xx
Noun
umbrella
x/x
Noun, Verb
understanding
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
unfair
x/
Adjective, Verb
uninjured
x/x
Adjective, Noun
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
upright
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
valid
/x
Adjective
vein
/
Noun, Verb
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
via
/x
Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
virtue
/x
Noun
vision
/x
Noun, Verb
vocation
x/x
Noun
voucher
/x
Noun, Verb
wake
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
warranted
/xx
Adjective
warranty
/xx
Noun, Verb
water right
/x/
Phrase, Verb
wave
/
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
wayside
/x
Noun, Adjective
weil
/
Noun
west
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
where
/
Adverb, Noun
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
will
/
Verb, Noun
wind
/
Noun, Verb
windward
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
wise
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yeah
/
Noun
yemeni
/xx
Name, Adjective
yep
/
Name, Adverb
yes
/
Name, Verb
yup
/
Name