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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lurk | / | Noun, Verb |
| trap | / | Verb, Noun |
| lie in wait | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| lying in wait | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| skirmish | /x | Noun |
| massacre | /xx | Noun |
| enemy | /xx | Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun |
| snipers | /x | Noun |
| hideout | /x | Noun |
| firefight | /x | Noun |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| stratagem | /xx | Noun |
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun |
| melee | /x | Noun |
| insurgents | x/x | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb |
| convoy | /x | Noun |
| assassins | x/x | Noun |
| rendezvous | /xx | Noun |
| bandits | /x | Noun |
| kidnap | /x | Noun |
| reconnaissance | x/xx | Noun |
| guerillas | x/x | Noun |
| gunfight | /x | Noun |
| raid | / | Noun |
| tactic | /x | Noun |
| incursion | x/x | Noun |
| subterfuge | /xx | Noun |
| guerrilla | x/x | Noun |
| decoy | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| stealth | / | Noun |
| maneuver | x/x | Noun |
| pounce | / | Noun |
| ruse | / | Noun |
| encampment | x/x | Noun |
| flanking | /x | Noun |
| attackers | x/x | Noun |
| camouflage | /xx | Noun |
| blitzkrieg | /x | Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| skulking | /x | Verb |
| hunt | / | Noun |
| siege | / | Noun |
| hostiles | /x | Noun |
| patrol | x/ | Noun |
| gunmen | /x | Noun |
| recon | /x | Noun |
| wait | / | Verb |
| stalking | /x | Noun |
| concealment | x/x | Noun |
| menace | /x | Noun |
| arming | /x | Noun |
| alarm | x/ | Noun |
| onslaught | /x | Noun |
| insult | x/ | Noun |
| element of surprise | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| offensive | x/x | Noun |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| capture | /x | Noun |
| lookout | /x | Noun |
| sortie | /x | Noun |
| escapade | /xx | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| coup de main | /// | Name, Name |
| foray | /x | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| forlorn hope | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| incoming | /xx | Noun |
| onset | /x | Noun |
| manhunt | /x | Noun |
| aggression | x/x | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| advance guard | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| defense | x/ | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun |
| draught | / | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun |
| blitz | / | Noun |
| threat | / | Noun |
| artifice | /xx | Noun |
| investment | x/x | Noun |
| reconnaissance in force | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| clash | / | Noun |
| rearguard action | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| alert | x/ | Noun |
| setup | /x | Noun |
| guerrilla warfare | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| treason | /x | Noun |
| cabal | x/ | Noun |
| coup | / | Noun |
| mugging | /x | Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun |
| black bag operation | //xx/x | Name, Name |
| strafing | /x | Noun |
| cat and mouse | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| swarming | /x | Verb |
| revolt | x/ | Noun |
| depredation | xx/x | Noun |
| sting | / | Noun |
| counterinsurgency | xxx/xx | Noun |
| sally | /x | Name |
| armament | /xx | Noun |
| shotgun | /x | Noun |
| concealed carry | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| vietcong | x// | Adjective |
| blundered | /x | Verb |
| bethel | /x | Name |
| lured | / | Verb |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun |
| premeditated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| reprisal | x/x | Noun |
| suspecting | x/x | Verb |
| spring | / | Verb |
| cork | / | Noun |
| lain | / | Verb |
| survivor | x/x | Noun |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective |
| fearing | /x | Verb |
| iroquois | /xx | Adjective |
| headlong | /x | Verb |
| surprise | x/ | Noun |
| treachery | /xx | Noun |
| murderous | /xx | Adjective |
| deadly | /x | Adjective |
| tricked | / | Verb |
| hasty | /x | Adjective |
| prepared | x/ | Adjective |
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| broadside | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| counteroffensive | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| defensible | x/xx | Adjective |
| disinformation | xxx/x | Noun, Verb |
| diversionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| drums | / | Adjective |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| encirclement | x/xx | Noun |
| ensnare | x/ | Verb |
| entire | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expedition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| expeditionary | xx/xxx | Name, Adjective |
| gathering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| hid | / | Adjective, Noun |
| hostage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mousetrap | /x | Noun, Verb |
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| outpost | /x | Noun |
| person | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pirate | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| prearranged | xx/ | Verb |
| raising | /x | Noun |
| recline | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| scavenger | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| snare | / | Noun, Verb |
| sofa | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strike | / | Noun, Verb |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| wild | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
