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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| achromatic | /x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Adjective |
| mordant | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| blacken | /x | Verb, Verb |
| soiled | / | Verb, Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| dark | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| unclean | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| bootleg | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| colored | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| coloured | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| colorful | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| grim | / | Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clad | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bleak | / | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| dim | / | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| angry | /x | Verb, Adjective, Verb |
| disastrous | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| contraband | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| calamitous | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| wicked | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Adverb |
| covert | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| evil | /x | Noun, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| sinister | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| disgraceful | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| ignominious | xx/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| shameful | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| inglorious | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| fateful | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fatal | /x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| dishonorable | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| illegal | x/x | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| undiluted | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| in color | x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| smuggled | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| white | / | Name, Name |
| brown | / | Name |
| grey | / | Name |
| blue | / | Noun |
| gray | / | Noun |
| yellow | /x | Noun |
| purple | /x | Noun |
| orange | /x | Noun |
| beige | / | Noun |
| pink | / | Noun |
| silver | /x | Noun |
| burgundy | /xx | Noun |
| grayish | /x | Adjective |
| maroon | x/ | Noun |
| green | / | Noun |
| ebony | /xx | Noun |
| reddish | /x | Adjective |
| speckled | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| metallic | x/x | Adjective |
| striped | / | Adjective, Verb |
| monochrome | /xx | Noun |
| bluish | /x | Adjective |
| nonwhite | // | Adjective |
| albino | x/x | Noun |
| coal black | // | Name, Adjective, Name |
| swart | / | Name |
| inky | /x | Adjective |
| shadowy | /xx | Adjective |
| charcoal | /x | Noun |
| sombre | /x | Adjective |
| dusky | /x | Noun |
| sooty | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brunette | x/ | Noun |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| milky | /x | Name |
| lucent | /x | Name |
| opaque | x/ | Adjective |
| sable | /x | Noun |
| monochromatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| swarthy | /x | Adjective |
| leaden | /x | Adjective |
| lackluster | /xx | Adjective |
| obscure | x/ | Adjective |
| iron gray | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| dreary | /x | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| raven | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dull | / | Adjective |
| bright | / | Adjective |
| muted | /x | Adjective |
| sober | /x | Adjective |
| shiny | /x | Noun |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| light | / | Noun |
| blank | / | Noun |
| luminous | /xx | Adjective |
| clear | / | Adjective |
| shaded | /x | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| livid | /x | Noun |
| ashen | /x | Adjective |
| shady | /x | Adjective |
| mahogany | x/xx | Noun |
| shining | /x | Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective |
| smoky | /x | Name |
| thick | / | Adjective |
| chocolate | /x | Noun |
| sickly | /x | Adjective |
| reflecting | x/x | Verb |
| melancholic | xx/x | Adjective |
| subtractive | x/x | Adjective |
| grizzly | /x | Adverb |
| antennae | x/x | Adverb |
| toe | / | Verb |
| silhouetted | xx/x | Verb |
| draped | / | Verb |
| lacquered | /x | Verb |
| garbed | / | Verb |
| lettered | /x | Verb |
| stenciled | /x | Verb |
| hooded | /x | Verb |
| swathed | / | Verb |
| smudged | / | Verb |
| charred | / | Verb |
| ringed | / | Verb |
| dyes | / | Verb |
| cloaked | / | Verb |
| shrouded | /x | Verb |
| purplish | /x | Verb |
| barred | / | Verb |
| dressed | / | Verb |
| pitch | / | Verb |
| attired | x/ | Verb |
| walnut | /x | Noun |
| banded | /x | Verb |
| rimmed | / | Verb |
| mottled | /x | Verb |
| outlined | /x | Verb |
| etched | / | Verb |
| panther | /x | Noun |
| painted | /x | Verb |
| dotted | /x | Verb |
| scorched | / | Verb |
| streaked | / | Verb |
| edged | / | Verb |
| robed | / | Verb |
| marbled | /x | Verb |
| foot | / | Verb |
| pepper | /x | Noun |
| spotted | /x | Verb |
| tipped | / | Verb |
| blotched | / | Verb |
| head | / | Adverb |
| limousine | /xx | Noun |
| veiled | / | Verb |
| olives | /x | Noun |
| velvet | /x | Noun |
| smeared | / | Verb |
| beret | x/ | Noun |
| tights | / | Noun |
| bordered | /x | Verb |
| wearing | /x | Verb |
| abject | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| african | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| baltic | /x | Name, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| belowground | x/x | Adjective |
| berries | /x | Noun |
| blacklist | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blake | / | Name, Adjective |
| blanco | /x | Name, Verb |
| bosnia | /xx | Name |
| bosnian | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb |
| calico | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cherry | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| clandestine | x/x | Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| darkroom | /x | Noun |
| dayton | /x | Name |
| death | / | Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| ewe | / | Noun, Adjective |
| ferrous | /x | Adjective |
| fur | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gold | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| greenland | /x | Name |
| halibut | /xx | Noun |
| hidden | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hostess | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| illicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| ivory | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| lasalle | x/ | Name |
| lion | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mackerel | /xx | Noun |
| mafia | /xx | Noun |
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mauve | / | Adjective, Noun |
| mono | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| montenegrin | xx/x | Name, Adjective |
| montenegro | xx/x | Name |
| mule | / | Noun, Verb |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nero | /x | Name |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| nigra | /x | Noun |
| nubian | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| parallel | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| plumage | /x | Noun |
| pointe | / | Noun |
| poplar | /x | Noun |
| problematical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ragged | /x | Adjective |
| raw | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| red | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| roast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| satin | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| scarlet | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| schwarz | / | Name |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sheep | / | Noun |
| sin | / | Noun, Verb |
| slick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| soul | / | Noun, Verb |
| spade | / | Noun, Verb |
| spill | / | Noun, Verb |
| street | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| submerged | x/ | Adjective |
| subsurface | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| subterranean | xx/xx | Adjective |
| sud | / | Name |
| syndicate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| tan | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| tom | / | Name, Verb |
| triad | /x | Noun |
| turquoise | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ulterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| uncle tom | /x/ | Name, Name |
| undeclared | xx/ | Adjective |
| underground | /xx | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| underworld | /xx | Noun |
| unrecorded | xx/x | Adjective |
| warbler | /x | Noun |
| whiten | /x | Name, Verb |
| whiteness | /x | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
