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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| log | / | Noun, Noun | 
| stockpile | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| reserve | x/ | Noun, Noun | 
| queue | / | Noun | 
| pile | / | Noun | 
| delaying | x/x | Noun | 
| shortfall | /x | Noun | 
| glut | / | Noun | 
| workload | /x | Noun | 
| inventory | xx/x | Noun | 
| caseload | /x | Noun | 
| pending | /x | Verb | 
| paperwork | /xx | Noun | 
| shortage | /x | Noun | 
| bottlenecks | /xx | Noun | 
| docket | /x | Noun | 
| unfinished | x/x | Adjective | 
| prioritization | x/xx/x | Noun | 
| deferrals | x/x | Noun | 
| surplus | /x | Noun | 
| deluge | /x | Noun | 
| batch | / | Noun | 
| slowdown | /x | Noun | 
| gaps | / | Noun | 
| projects | /x | Noun | 
| requests | x/ | Noun | 
| deferred | x/ | Adjective | 
| swamped | / | Verb | 
| quota | /x | Noun | 
| delinquencies | x/xx | Noun | 
| pipeline | /x | Noun | 
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective | 
| stack | / | Noun | 
| clutter | /x | Noun | 
| inefficiencies | xx/xx | Noun | 
| progress | /x | Noun | 
| arrears | x/ | Noun | 
| uncompleted | xx/x | Adjective | 
| incremental | xx/x | Adjective | 
| deficit | /xx | Noun | 
| unsold | x/ | Adjective | 
| flurry | /x | Noun | 
| number | /x | Noun | 
| volumes | /x | Noun | 
| slowness | /x | Noun | 
| buildup | /x | Noun | 
| deficiencies | x/xx | Noun | 
| invoices | /xx | Noun | 
| hurdle | /x | Noun | 
| debt | / | Noun | 
| forest fire | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun | 
| pyre | /x | Noun | 
| jackpot | /x | Noun | 
| backup | /x | Noun | 
| hot spot | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| setback | /x | Noun | 
| wildfire | /xx | Noun | 
| waste | / | Noun | 
| back | / | Adverb | 
| backwoods | // | Noun | 
| hinterland | /xx | Noun | 
| barrow | /x | Noun | 
| bush | / | Noun | 
| dump | / | Noun | 
| kickback | /x | Noun | 
| cess | x | Noun | 
| bucket brigade | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| landfill | /x | Noun | 
| slash | / | Noun | 
| burrow | /x | Noun | 
| butt | / | Noun | 
| turf | / | Noun | 
| fire lane | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| blaze | / | Noun | 
| litter | /x | Noun | 
| background | /x | Noun | 
| rick | / | Name | 
| landfall | /x | Noun | 
| blockage | /x | Noun | 
| debris | x/ | Noun | 
| waterfall | /xx | Noun | 
| spill | / | Noun | 
| wake | / | Noun | 
| peat | / | Noun | 
| lake | / | Noun | 
| fallback | /x | Noun | 
| torrent | /x | Noun | 
| acre | /x | Noun | 
| grove | / | Noun | 
| line of fire | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| washout | /x | Noun | 
| dumping ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| lade | / | Noun | 
| backcountry | //x | Noun | 
| clearing | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| logan | /x | Name | 
| phoney | /x | Adjective | 
| int | / | Adjective | 
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun | 
| unfilled | x/ | Adjective | 
| vacancies | /xx | Noun | 
| orders | /x | Noun | 
| staggering | /xx | Adjective | 
| unemployed | xx/ | Adjective | 
| unemployment | xx/x | Noun | 
| applicants | /xx | Noun | 
| grievances | /xx | Noun | 
| repairs | x/ | Noun | 
| accumulated | x/xxx | Verb | 
| huge | / | Adjective | 
| cases | /x | Noun | 
| tremendous | x/x | Adjective | 
| sizable | /xx | Adjective | 
| enormous | x/x | Adjective | 
| petitions | x/x | Noun | 
| complaints | x/ | Noun | 
| compensates | /xx | Verb | 
| illiteracy | x/xxx | Noun | 
| applications | xx/x | Noun | 
| / | Noun | |
| tackle | /x | Verb | 
| packets | /x | Noun | 
| sizeable | /xx | Adjective | 
| manuscripts | /xx | Noun | 
| catching | /x | Verb | 
| eliminating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| demand | x/ | Noun | 
| mounting | /x | Verb | 
| messages | /xx | Noun | 
| massive | /x | Adjective | 
| bills | / | Noun | 
| abeyance | x/x | Noun | 
| accretion | x/x | Noun | 
| accrual | x/x | Noun | 
| accumulation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| acreage | /xx | Noun | 
| ageing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| amassing | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| awaiting | x/x | Verb | 
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| bank | / | Noun, Verb | 
| behalf | x/ | Noun | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| congestion | x/x | Noun | 
| cumulation | /x/x | Noun | 
| cumulative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| day | / | Noun, Verb | 
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| expectation | xx/x | Noun | 
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| girth | / | Noun, Verb | 
| indebtedness | x/xx | Noun | 
| jam | / | Noun, Verb | 
| joinder | /x | Noun | 
| lag | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| lateness | /x | Noun | 
| loss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| name | / | Noun, Verb | 
| outlay | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| overdue | /x/ | Adjective | 
| overhang | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| pain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| retard | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| retardation | xx/x | Noun | 
| rolling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| slippage | /x | Noun | 
| stake | / | Noun, Verb | 
| standby | // | Noun, Verb | 
| sufferance | /xx | Noun | 
| suffering | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| surpluses | /xx | Noun | 
| suspense | x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| tardiness | /xx | Noun | 
| tonnage | /x | Noun | 
| underdevelopment | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| waiting | /x | Noun | 
| waterlogging | /xxx | Noun | 
| yule log | // | Name, Name | 
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| aisle | / | Noun | 
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| die | / | Verb, Noun | 
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
