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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| investigator | x/xxx | Noun, Noun |
| tec | / | Noun, Name |
| sleuth | / | Noun |
| forensic | x/x | Name |
| constable | /xx | Noun |
| policeman | x/x | Noun |
| constabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| policewoman | x/xx | Noun |
| shamus | /x | Name |
| assistant | x/x | Noun |
| patrolman | x/x | Noun |
| police | x/ | Noun |
| prosecutor | /xxx | Noun |
| examiner | x/xx | Noun |
| criminologist | xx/xx | Noun |
| lawman | /x | Noun |
| vigilante | xx/x | Noun |
| paranormal | xx/x | Noun |
| deductive | x/x | Adjective |
| sergeant | /x | Noun |
| lieutenant | x/x | Noun |
| inspector | x/x | Noun |
| informant | x/x | Noun |
| mystery | /xx | Noun |
| socialite | /xx | Noun |
| caper | /x | Noun |
| noir | / | Noun |
| assassin | x/x | Noun |
| coroner | /xx | Noun |
| undercover | xx/x | Adjective |
| bloodhound | /x | Noun |
| sidekick | /x | Noun |
| burglar | /x | Noun |
| officer | /xx | Noun |
| newsman | /x | Noun |
| criminal | /xx | Noun |
| paramedic | xx/x | Noun |
| protagonist | x/xx | Noun |
| scientist | /xx | Noun |
| thriller | /x | Noun |
| crime | / | Noun |
| novelist | /xx | Noun |
| accomplice | x/x | Noun |
| cops | / | Noun |
| exorcist | /xx | Noun |
| pathologist | x/xx | Noun |
| epidemiologist | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| gangster | /x | Noun |
| informer | x/x | Noun |
| dees | / | Noun |
| private detective | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| special agent | /x/x | Name, Name |
| private investigator | /xx/xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| bounty hunter | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| police officer | x//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| uniform | /xx | Noun |
| copper | /x | Noun |
| commissioner | x/xx | Noun |
| sniffer dog | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| deputy | /xx | Noun |
| district attorney | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| twelve | / | Noun |
| private eye | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| suspect | x/ | Noun |
| bailiff | /x | Noun |
| person of interest | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| warrant officer | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| operative | /xxx | Adjective |
| blue | / | Noun |
| raider | /x | Noun |
| accused | x/ | Verb |
| probation officer | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| sheriff | /x | Noun |
| finder | /x | Noun |
| tracer | /x | Noun |
| criminal lawyer | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| polis | /x | Noun |
| snoop | / | Noun |
| agent | /x | Noun |
| judge | / | Noun |
| procurator | x/xx | Noun |
| case officer | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| cobbler | /x | Noun |
| lawyer | /x | Noun |
| accessory after the fact | x/xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sniffer | /x | Noun |
| conservator | x/xx | Noun |
| interrogator | x/xxx | Noun |
| beagle | /x | Noun |
| enforcer | x/x | Noun |
| finest | /x | Adjective |
| secret agent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| inquisitor | x/xx | Noun |
| special prosecutor | /x/xxx | Name, Name |
| attorney | x/x | Noun |
| guard | / | Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun |
| convict | /x | Noun |
| foot patrol | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| homicide | /xx | Adjective |
| plainclothes | // | Adjective |
| keyhole | /x | Noun |
| makings | /x | Noun |
| bumbling | /xx | Adjective |
| ethnographer | x/xx | Noun |
| spy | / | Noun |
| precinct | /x | Noun |
| genre | /x | Verb |
| cowboy | /x | Noun |
| amateur | /xx | Adjective |
| narcotics | x/x | Adjective |
| keenness | /x | Noun |
| squad | / | Noun |
| murderer | /xx | Noun |
| sawyer | /x | Name |
| cleverest | /xx | Adjective |
| employ | x/ | Noun |
| sociologist | xx/xx | Noun |
| heavyset | /xx | Adjective |
| burly | /x | Adjective |
| reporter | x/x | Noun |
| hires | /x | Verb |
| fictional | /xx | Adjective |
| sleazy | /x | Adjective |
| super | /x | Noun |
| suave | / | Adjective |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| disguise | x/ | Noun |
| retired | x/ | Adjective |
| stint | / | Noun |
| interrogating | x/xxx | Verb |
| exploits | /x | Noun |
| wily | /x | Adjective |
| portly | /x | Adjective |
| hollywood | /xx | Name |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| killer | /x | Noun |
| veteran | /xx | Noun |
| attest | x/ | Verb |
| bartender | /xx | Noun |
| boxer | /x | Noun |
| cameraman | /xxx | Noun |
| captain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| carpenter | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| chauffeur | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| chef | / | Noun, Verb |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| colonel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comedian | x/xx | Noun |
| cook | / | Noun, Verb |
| courtesy | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| critic | /x | Noun, Verb |
| detecting | x/x | Noun |
| detection | x/x | Noun |
| dick | / | Noun, Verb |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| discovery | x/xx | Noun |
| doctor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dressmaker | /xx | Noun |
| drew | / | Noun |
| drummer | /x | Noun |
| electrician | xx/x | Noun |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| fbi | x | Name |
| fuzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| golfer | /x | Noun |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hairdresser | /xx | Noun |
| hamilton | /xx | Name |
| hume | / | Name |
| inspecting | x/x | Noun |
| inspection | x/x | Noun |
| inspectorate | x/xx | Noun |
| jockey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| journalist | /xx | Noun |
| kelly | /x | Name |
| mallory | /xx | Name |
| midwife | /x | Noun, Verb |
| novel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| patron | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pi | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pinkerton | /xx | Name |
| pornographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| reasoning | /xx | Noun |
| sarge | / | Name, Verb |
| scott | / | Name |
| secret | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sensationalist | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| sherlock | /x | Name, Verb |
| sherlock holmes | /x/ | Name, Name |
| sir | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| sorry | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| superintendent | xxx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| supervisor | /xxx | Noun |
| surveyor | x/x | Noun |
| trashy | /x | Adjective |
| travel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| trench coat | // | Phrase, Noun |
| trooper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
