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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| crutches | /x | Noun, Noun |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| prop | / | Noun |
| gimmick | /x | Noun |
| hobble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| limp | / | Adjective |
| cane | / | Noun |
| gimp | / | Noun |
| sling | / | Noun |
| cudgel | /x | Noun |
| lame | / | Noun |
| tool | / | Noun |
| excuse | x/ | Noun |
| wheelchair | /x | Noun |
| brace | / | Noun |
| makeshift | /x | Adjective |
| crippled | /x | Verb |
| substitute | /xx | Noun |
| tourniquet | xxx | Noun |
| cliche | x/ | Noun |
| godsend | /x | Noun |
| weapon | /x | Noun |
| reliance | x/x | Noun |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb |
| walker | /x | Name |
| toolbox | /x | Noun |
| shackle | /x | Noun |
| distraction | x/x | Noun |
| slouch | / | Noun |
| crowbar | /x | Noun |
| lifeline | /x | Noun |
| prosthetic | x/x | Adjective |
| bulwark | /x | Noun |
| counterbalance | /xxx | Noun |
| sledgehammer | /xx | Noun |
| splint | / | Noun |
| useless | /x | Adjective |
| prosthesis | x/x | Noun |
| habit | /x | Noun |
| panacea | xx/x | Noun |
| relying | x/x | Verb |
| handhold | /x | Noun |
| reliant | x/x | Noun |
| hand | / | Noun |
| slur | / | Noun |
| straitjacket | /xx | Noun |
| boon | / | Noun |
| curse | / | Noun |
| handy | /x | Noun |
| shoulder | /x | Noun |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| rope | / | Noun |
| euphemism | /xxx | Noun |
| overused | xx/ | Adjective |
| contrivance | x/x | Noun |
| strapped | / | Verb |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| justification | xxx/x | Noun |
| savior | /x | Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| lifesaver | /xx | Noun |
| aids | / | Noun |
| clumsy | /x | Adjective |
| painkiller | /xx | Noun |
| disguise | x/ | Noun |
| appendage | x/x | Noun |
| surrogate | /xx | Noun |
| hinge | / | Noun |
| backbone | /x | Noun |
| fulcrum | /x | Noun |
| scapegoat | /x | Noun |
| ankle | /x | Noun |
| grip | / | Noun |
| crane | / | Noun |
| cradle | /x | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb |
| catapult | /xx | Noun |
| dray | / | Noun |
| lighter | /x | Adjective |
| boat | / | Noun |
| scuttle | /x | Verb |
| tagline | /x | Noun |
| trig | / | Noun |
| raft | / | Noun |
| windlass | /x | Noun |
| scull | / | Noun |
| can hook | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| caddie | /x | Noun |
| slingshot | /x | Noun |
| stretcher | /x | Noun |
| fiddle | /x | Noun |
| ricker | /x | Name |
| gantry | /x | Noun |
| tackle | /x | Noun |
| bracket | /x | Noun |
| staff | / | Noun |
| drag | / | Noun |
| skid | / | Noun |
| thruster | /x | Noun |
| crab | / | Noun |
| truss | / | Noun |
| tugboat | /x | Noun |
| wheel | / | Noun |
| shore | / | Noun |
| carriage | /x | Noun |
| rocker | /x | Noun |
| wand | / | Noun |
| port | / | Noun |
| bridle | /x | Noun |
| tiller | /x | Noun |
| cruise | / | Noun |
| tower | /x | Noun |
| paddle | /x | Noun |
| hamper | /x | Noun |
| sweep | / | Noun |
| stock | / | Noun |
| drawbridge | /x | Noun |
| fishing rod | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chute | / | Noun |
| armband | /x | Noun |
| rudder | /x | Noun |
| underarm | xx/ | Adjective |
| lined | / | Adjective |
| axilla | x/x | Noun |
| uplifted | /xx | Adjective |
| kick | / | Noun |
| leg | / | Noun |
| homemade | // | Adjective |
| brandishing | /xx | Verb |
| saddle | /x | Noun |
| alibi | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| ballast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barbed | / | Adjective |
| barometer | x/xx | Noun |
| bent | / | Noun, Adjective |
| binocular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| bowed | / | Adjective |
| broken | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| broom | / | Noun, Verb |
| burr | / | Name, Verb |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chew | / | Verb, Noun |
| clubbed | / | Adjective |
| coffin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| common | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| enticement | x/x | Noun |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forked | / | Adjective |
| fracture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| leash | / | Noun, Verb |
| oar | / | Noun, Verb |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| peg | / | Noun, Verb |
| pointed | /x | Adjective |
| post | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| religion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| rod | / | Noun, Verb |
| rut | / | Noun, Verb |
| shelter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| signpost | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sled | / | Noun, Verb |
| stand | / | Verb, Noun |
| staple | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| support | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| swinging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| topped | / | Adjective |
| upraised | // | Adjective |
| walk | / | Verb, Noun |
| wood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
