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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| opportunism | xx/xx | Noun, Noun |
| manipulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| stratagem | /xx | Noun |
| expediency | x/xxx | Noun |
| fighting chance | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| nuclear option | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| purchase | /x | Noun |
| extortion | x/x | Noun |
| robbery | /xx | Noun |
| snap | / | Noun |
| loophole | /x | Noun |
| necessity | x/xx | Noun |
| contravention | xx/x | Noun |
| motive | /x | Noun |
| ulterior motive | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fraud | / | Noun |
| sabotage | /xx | Noun |
| spoils | / | Noun |
| dirty money | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| unconscionability | x/xx/xx | Noun |
| advantage | x/x | Noun |
| evasion | x/x | Noun |
| entrapment | x/x | Noun |
| plot | / | Noun |
| complicity | x/xx | Noun |
| suit | / | Noun |
| tax evasion | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| deception | x/x | Noun |
| force | / | Noun |
| recourse | /x | Noun |
| exploitation | xx/x | Noun |
| persuasion | x/x | Noun |
| profiteering | xx/x | Noun |
| mayhem | /x | Noun |
| inside job | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| compulsion | x/x | Noun |
| bad faith | // | Phrase, Noun |
| prey | / | Noun |
| larceny | /xx | Noun |
| imposition | xx/x | Noun |
| sharp practice | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| adventure | x/x | Noun |
| breaking and entering | /x//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| bribery | /xx | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun |
| retaliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| expropriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| terrorism | /xxx | Noun |
| element of surprise | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| thief | / | Noun |
| revenge | x/ | Noun |
| fixer | /x | Noun |
| identity theft | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| undertaking | /xxx | Noun |
| misrepresentation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| coercion | x/x | Noun |
| piracy | /xx | Noun |
| fallback | /x | Noun |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| contingency plan | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| conquest | /x | Noun |
| combine | /x | Verb |
| hired gun | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| pyrrhic victory | /x/xx | Name, Name |
| abuse | x/ | Noun |
| marriage of convenience | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| corruption | x/x | Noun |
| accomplice | x/x | Noun |
| falsification | xxx/x | Noun |
| trespass on the case | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| trojan horse | /x/ | Name, Name, Verb |
| imperialism | x/xxxx | Noun |
| abuse of process | x///x | Phrase, Noun |
| picking | /x | Verb |
| adulteration | xxx/x | Noun |
| abductor | x/x | Noun |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| accessory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| addict | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arched | / | Adjective |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| arsonist | /xx | Noun |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bail | / | Noun, Verb |
| bait | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baker | /x | Name |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| bandit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barb | / | Noun, Verb |
| barber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beefy | /x | Adjective |
| bend | / | Noun, Verb |
| bight | / | Noun, Verb |
| bind | / | Noun, Verb |
| blackmailer | /xx | Noun |
| bloke | / | Noun |
| boat hook | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowed | / | Adjective |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| bracket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| burglar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butcher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| cabbage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| carpenter | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cheat | / | Verb, Noun |
| cheater | /x | Noun |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chute | / | Noun, Verb |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| cleat | / | Noun, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clothes | / | Noun |
| cock | / | Noun, Verb |
| coconspirator | /x/xx | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| conspirator | x/xx | Noun |
| cop | / | Noun, Verb |
| coupler | /x | Noun |
| coupling | /x | Noun |
| cranny | /x | Noun, Verb |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crochet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| crooked | /x | Adjective |
| curve | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dealer | /x | Noun |
| decoy | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dishonest | x/x | Adjective |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| extort | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fasten | /x | Verb |
| felon | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fiddle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| fisherman | /xx | Noun |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| fleece | / | Noun, Verb |
| fork | / | Noun, Verb |
| freckled | /x | Adjective |
| fugitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fugitive from justice | /xx//x | Phrase, Noun |
| gaff | / | Noun, Verb |
| gambler | /x | Noun |
| gangster | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gig | / | Noun, Verb |
| glitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| goes | / | Noun |
| goon | / | Noun, Verb |
| gouge | / | Noun, Verb |
| grab | / | Verb, Noun |
| grate | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hang | / | Verb, Noun |
| hanger | /x | Noun |
| hawk | / | Noun, Verb |
| hawke | / | Name |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| heel | / | Noun, Verb |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| hock | / | Noun, Verb |
| hollow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| hood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hook shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hooked | / | Adjective |
| hump | / | Noun, Verb |
| hustler | /xx | Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| incendiary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| interlock | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| jackass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jail | / | Noun, Verb |
| jockey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| knock off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| lacrosse | x/ | Noun |
| ladder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| latch | / | Noun, Verb |
| left | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| left hand | // | Phrase, Noun |
| liaison | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| lift | / | Verb, Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| link | / | Noun, Verb |
| liquidator | /xxx | Noun |
| lock | / | Noun, Verb |
| lodgepole | /x | Noun |
| lure | / | Noun, Verb |
| madness | /x | Noun |
| manus | /x | Noun |
| mask | / | Noun, Verb |
| measuring | /xx | Noun |
| misunderstanding | xxx/x | Noun |
| mitt | / | Noun |
| mobster | /x | Noun |
| moll | / | Name, Adjective |
| murderer | /xx | Noun |
| muscled | /x | Adjective |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| needlework | /xx | Noun |
| offender | x/x | Noun |
| operator | /xxx | Noun |
| outlaw | /x | Noun, Verb |
| overcharge | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| palm | / | Noun, Verb |
| parolee | xx/ | Noun |
