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Word | Syllables | Categories |
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fracas | /x | Noun |
machinations | xx/x | Noun |
quarrels | /x | Noun |
acrimony | /xxx | Noun |
discomfiture | x/xx | Noun |
diatribe | /xx | Noun |
consternation | xx/x | Noun |
mishaps | /x | Noun |
furor | /x | Noun |
incidents | /xx | Noun |
polemics | x/x | Noun |
internecine | x/xx | Adjective |
spats | / | Noun |
chicanery | x/xx | Noun |
controversies | /xxx | Noun |
scandals | /x | Noun |
furore | /x | Noun |
ensuing | /xx | Verb |
unpleasantness | x/xx | Noun |
escapades | /xx | Noun |
tiff | / | Noun |
scuffle | /x | Noun |
shenanigans | x/xx | Noun |
skirmish | /x | Noun |
antics | /x | Noun |
debacle | x/x | Noun |
firestorm | /x | Noun |
aftermath | /xx | Noun |
embarrassments | x/xx | Noun |
recriminations | xxx/x | Noun |
squabbles | /x | Noun |
harangue | x/ | Noun |
feud | / | Noun |
tumult | /x | Noun |
flirtation | x/x | Noun |
acrimonious | xx/xx | Adjective |
misadventures | xx/x | Noun |
misfortune | x/x | Noun |
disaster | x/x | Noun |
accident | /xx | Noun |
casualty | /xxx | Noun |
one of those things | //// | Phrase, Noun |
unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
reverses | x/x | Verb, Noun |
bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
inadvertence | xx/x | Noun |
unfortunate | x/xx | Adjective |
inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
corner | /x | Noun |
calamity | x/xx | Noun |
mess | / | Noun |
difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
faux pas | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
incongruity | xx/xx | Noun |
unpredictable | xx/xx | Adjective |
spectacle | /xx | Noun |
trouble | /x | Noun |
improbability | x/x/xx | Noun |
catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
rude awakening | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
unavoidable | xx/xx | Adjective |
awkward | /x | Adjective |
surprising | x/x | Adjective |
predicament | x/xx | Noun |
impending | x/x | Adjective |
trip | / | Noun |
situation | xx/x | Noun |
narrow escape | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
problem | /x | Noun |
haphazard | x/x | Adjective |
disaster waiting to happen | x/x/x//x | Phrase, Noun |
accident of birth | /xx// | Phrase, Noun |
unwanted | x/x | Adjective |
stumbling block | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
peradventure | /x/x | Noun |
side effect | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
setback | /x | Noun |
harm | / | Noun |
irony | /xx | Noun |
occupational hazard | xx/xx/x | Name, Name |
portent | /x | Noun |
mischief | /x | Noun |
amusing | x/x | Adjective |
embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
spite | / | Noun |
sort | / | Noun |
occurred | x/ | Verb |
slight | / | Adjective |
series | /x | Noun |
unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
result | x/ | Noun |
minor | /x | Adjective |
account | x/ | Noun |
diplomatic | xx/x | Adjective |
arose | x/ | Verb |
comic | /x | Adjective |
kind | / | Noun |
curious | /xx | Adjective |
occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
avoid | x/ | Verb |
little | /x | Adjective |
involving | x/x | Verb |
led | / | Verb |
ended | /x | Verb |
happened | /x | Verb |
serious | /xx | Adjective |
caused | / | Verb |
brief | / | Adjective |
earlier | /xx | Adjective |
domestic | x/x | Adjective |
recent | /x | Adjective |
episode | /xx | Noun |
flurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
foray | /x | Noun, Verb |
indiscretion | xx/x | Noun |
misunderstandings | xxx/x | Noun |
bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
shirtless | /x | Adjective |
stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
die | / | Verb, Noun |
anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
sorta | /x | Adverb |