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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| achievement | x/x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affair | x/ | Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| alley | /x | Noun |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| altruistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| alumni | x/x | Noun |
| ancestor | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| annals | /x | Noun |
| anterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| anybody | /xxx | Noun |
| anyone | /xx | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| ashley | /x | Name |
| asia | /x | Name |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| awake | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| been | / | Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blasphemy | /xx | Noun |
| blob | / | Noun, Verb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| brew | / | Noun, Verb |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| by | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bygone | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| carrefour | /xx | Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| chair | / | Noun, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| charming | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chatter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheerful | /x | Adjective |
| chivalric | /xx | Adjective |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| completed | x/x | Adjective |
| component | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concluded | x/x | Adjective |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| consecutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| continuously | x/xxx | Adverb |
| continuum | x/xx | Noun |
| contraption | x/x | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cracker | /x | Noun |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creature | /x | Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| deceitful | x/x | Adjective |
| deceived | x/ | Adjective |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| deed | / | Noun, Verb |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| departed | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| diff | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| ding | / | Noun, Verb |
| dirtiest | /xx | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| dossier | x/ | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| elapsed | x/ | Adjective |
| elders | /x | Noun |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| elephant | /xx | Noun |
| enamel | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| enjoyable | x/xx | Adjective |
| entity | /xx | Noun |
| epoch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| equipment | x/x | Noun |
| eras | /x | Noun |
| errand | /x | Noun, Verb |
| erstwhile | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| eventful | x/x | Adjective |
| every | /xx | Noun |
| everything | /xx | Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| fable | /x | Noun, Verb |
| facet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fanny | /x | Name |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feast | / | Noun, Verb |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| finishing | /xx | Noun |
| fittest | /x | Adjective |
| flagship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fluke | / | Noun, Verb |
| forefathers | /xx | Noun |
| foregoing | x/x | Adjective |
| formative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| from | / | Adverb |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| futurity | /xxx | Noun |
| gadget | /x | Noun |
| gag | / | Noun, Verb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gesture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gig | / | Noun, Verb |
| gimmick | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gizmo | /x | Noun |
| glimmer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| going | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| goody | /x | Name, Adjective |
| group | / | Noun, Verb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hang | / | Verb, Noun |
| happening | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hated | /x | Adjective |
| hateful | /x | Adjective |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| hectic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| hereabouts | /xx | Adverb |
| hereafter | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| heroes | /x | Noun |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| historic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| histories | /xx | Adverb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hitherto | /x/ | Adverb |
| honored | /x | Adjective |
| honoured | /x | Adjective |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| idea | x/x | Noun |
| important | x/x | Adjective |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| increased | x/ | Adjective |
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ink | / | Noun, Verb |
| invention | x/x | Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| item | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| itself | x/ | |
| jasper | /x | Name, Verb |
| jeez | / | Name |
| job | / | Noun, Verb |
| kicker | /x | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| knack | / | Noun, Verb |
| knightly | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| latest | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| latter | /x | Adjective |
| legacy | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| lesson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| lizard | /x | Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| lore | / | Noun |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| luck | / | Noun, Verb |
| machine | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| madi | /x | Name |
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| meaning | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| medieval | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| memories | /xx | Noun |
| message | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| monster | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| movie | /x | Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| news | / | Noun, Verb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| notion | /x | Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| object | /x | Noun, Verb |
| objective | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| olden | /x | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| once | / | Adverb, Noun |
| one | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| onetime | // | Adjective |
| option | /x | Noun, Verb |
| organism | /xxx | Noun |
| origins | /xx | Noun |
| other | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| outcome | /x | Noun |
| outgoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| outset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| paragraph | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| part | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pass | / | Verb, Noun |
| passion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| passé | / | Noun, Adjective |
| past tense | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pasting | /x | Noun |
| pathology | x/xx | Noun |
| penchant | /x | Noun |
| person | /x | Noun, Verb |
| perversion | x/x | Noun |
| phenomenon | x/xx | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun, Verb |
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| pilgrimage | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pill | / | Noun, Verb |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| ploy | / | Noun, Verb |
| point | / | Noun, Verb |
| precedent | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| preceding | x/x | Adjective |
| prehistoric | xx/x | Adjective |
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| preterite | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| previous | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pup | / | Noun, Verb |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| queer | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| racket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rearview | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb |
| recent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| regard | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| remaining | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| remark | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| respect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retiring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| roe | / | Noun |
| ruse | / | Noun, Verb |
| sacrilege | /xx | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| security blanket | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| selection | x/x | Noun |
| selfish | /x | Adjective |
| selfsame | // | Noun, Adjective |
| sense | / | Noun, Verb |
| sentence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| share | / | Noun, Verb |
| shift | / | Noun, Verb |
| shot | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| side | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| sights | / | Noun |
| sign | / | Noun, Verb |
| significant | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| since | / | Adverb |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| society | x/xx | Noun |
| solution | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| someone | /x | Noun |
| something | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| sooner | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| sort | / | Noun, Verb |
| spent | / | Adjective |
| standby | // | Noun, Verb |
| step | / | Noun, Verb |
| story | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| stuff | / | Noun, Verb |
| stunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| stupid | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| substance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| successive | x/x | Adjective |
| sucker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tale | / | Noun, Verb |
| talisman | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| task | / | Noun, Verb |
| tense | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| the good old days | x/// | Phrase |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| things | / | Noun |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thought | / | Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| throwback | /x | Noun |
| tiling | /x | Noun |
| time | / | Noun, Verb |
| time immemorial | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| time out of mind | //// | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| tip | / | Noun, Verb |
| topic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| traditionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| trap | / | Noun, Verb |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| trouble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| truth | / | Noun, Verb |
| ufo | xx/ | Name |
| ugliest | /xx | Adjective |
| ultimate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| uneventful | xx/x | Adjective |
| unkind | x/ | Adjective |
| variation | xx/x | Noun |
| vogue | / | Noun, Verb |
| want | / | Verb, Noun |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| whatnot | /x | Noun |
| which | / | Noun |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| word | / | Noun, Verb |
| work | / | Noun, Verb |
| wrinkle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| year | / | Noun |
| yesterday | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| yesteryear | /xx | Noun |
| yore | / | Adverb, Noun |
