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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| mishap | /x | Noun |
| accidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| fatality | x/xx | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun |
| wreck | / | Noun |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| tragic | /x | Adjective |
| explosion | x/x | Noun |
| fatal | /x | Adjective |
| negligence | /xx | Noun |
| casualty | /xxx | Noun |
| carelessness | /xx | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| trauma | /x | Noun |
| happenstance | /xx | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| derailment | x/x | Noun |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| escapade | /xx | Noun |
| malfunction | x/x | Noun |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| unintentional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| altercation | xx/x | Noun |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
| blunder | /x | Noun |
| accident of birth | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
| inadvertence | xx/x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| side effect | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| harm | / | Noun |
| narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| penalty | /xx | Noun |
| occupational hazard | xx/xx/x | Name, Name |
| criminal negligence | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| damage | /x | Noun |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun |
| scandal | /x | Noun |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| folly | /x | Noun |
| mischief | /x | Noun |
| unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| damnum absque injuria | /xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| indiscretion | xx/x | Noun |
| reverse | x/ | Noun |
| disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun |
| bad news | // | Phrase, Noun |
| risk | / | Noun |
| misbehavior | xx/x | Noun |
| situation | xx/x | Noun |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| inhumanity | xx/xx | Noun |
| stray | / | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| malfeasance | x/x | Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| scar | / | Noun |
| miscommunication | xxxx/x | Noun |
| unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
| dent | / | Noun |
| hazard | /x | Noun |
| rude awakening | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective |
| detriment | /xx | Noun |
| random | /x | Noun |
| improbability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| inattention | xx/x | Noun |
| imprudence | x/x | Noun |
| peril | /x | Noun |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| avoidable | x/xx | Adjective |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| abnormal | x/x | Adjective |
| implosion | x/x | Noun |
| insult | x/ | Noun |
| fate | / | Noun |
| gross negligence | //xx | Name, Name |
| ruin | /x | Noun |
| abandon | x/x | Verb |
| evil | /x | Noun |
| forfeiture | /xx | Noun |
| loss | / | Noun |
| mistreatment | x/x | Noun |
| defect | /x | Noun |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| disservice | x/x | Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun |
| unfairness | x/x | Noun |
| malpractice | x/x | Noun |
| resignation | xx/x | Noun |
| malicious mischief | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| wreckage | /x | Noun |
| brunt | / | Noun |
| irresponsible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun |
| chernobyl | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| tmi | x | Name |
| cerebrovascular | x/x/xx | Adjective |
| freak | / | Adjective |
| miscalculation | x/x/x | Noun |
| freakish | /x | Adjective |
| coolant | /x | Adjective |
| merest | /x | Adjective |
| surfing | /x | Adjective |
| misapplication | xxx/x | Noun |
| unlucky | x/x | Adjective |
| freeway | /x | Noun |
| vehicular | x/xx | Adjective |
| freaky | /x | Adjective |
| regrettable | x/xx | Adjective |
| disfiguring | x/xx | Adjective |
| fortunate | /xx | Adjective |
| unforeseeable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| injured | /x | Verb |
| befalls | x/ | Verb |
| bhopal | x/ | Name |
| lucky | /x | Adjective |
| survivable | x/xx | Adjective |
| fortuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| caprice | x/ | Noun |
| faked | / | Adjective |
| coincidence | x/xx | Noun |
| recuperating | x/xxx | Verb |
| motoring | /xx | Verb |
| compensable | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrific | x/x | Adjective |
| sickness | /x | Noun |
| spill | / | Noun |
| adventitious | /x/x | Adjective |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| alarming | x/x | Adjective |
| ambulance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| archaeological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| authenticated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bender | /x | Name |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blip | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| captured | /x | Adjective |
| car | / | Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| compensation | xx/x | Noun |
| complaint | x/ | Noun |
| confirmatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| contingency | x/xx | Noun |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| cripple | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| depth | / | Noun |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| emergency | x/xx | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ethnographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| firsthand | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| fluke | / | Noun, Verb |
| good luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hap | / | Name, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| miscarriage | x/x | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| occurred | x/ | Verb |
| oops | / | Noun, Verb |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| prone | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| published | /x | Adjective |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| road | / | Noun, Adjective |
| safety | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sal | / | Name |
| scene | / | Noun, Verb |
| serendipity | xx/xx | Noun |
| shipwreck | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shooting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sinking | /x | Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stroke | / | Noun, Verb |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| unhappiness | x/xx | Noun |
| victim | /x | Noun, Verb |
| windfall | /x | Noun |
| wounded | /x | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
