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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| feminine | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| female | /x | Noun, Noun |
| spindle | /x | Noun |
| maidens | /x | Noun |
| womenfolk | /xx | Noun |
| menfolk | /x | Noun |
| spinsters | /x | Noun |
| spin | / | Noun, Verb |
| comely | /x | Adjective |
| feminist | /xx | Noun |
| plaything | /x | Noun |
| redoubtable | x/xx | Adjective |
| knightly | /x | Adjective |
| male | / | Noun |
| whorl | / | Noun |
| offspring | /x | Noun |
| weavers | /x | Noun |
| progeny | /xx | Noun |
| waxen | /x | Noun |
| wench | / | Noun |
| spinner | /x | Noun |
| ladies | /x | Noun |
| flax | / | Noun |
| auxiliary | x/xx | Noun |
| bobbin | /x | Noun |
| progenitor | x/xx | Noun |
| women | /x | Noun |
| hoary | /x | Adjective |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun |
| handmaid | /x | Noun |
| vestal | /x | Name |
| estimable | /xxx | Adjective |
| hand | / | Noun |
| winder | /x | Noun |
| gaggle | /x | Noun |
| wives | / | Noun |
| flaxen | /x | Adjective |
| consorts | x/ | Noun |
| rack | / | Noun |
| staple | /x | Noun |
| rock | / | Noun |
| yarn | / | Noun |
| card | / | Noun |
| harness | /x | Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| spreader | /x | Noun |
| cord | / | Noun |
| gill | / | Name |
| swift | / | Noun |
| bunch | / | Noun |
| leash | / | Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| spinning wheel | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| roving | /x | Adjective |
| fibre | /x | Noun |
| handloom | /x | Noun |
| felt | / | Verb |
| drafting | /x | Noun |
| thread | / | Noun |
| heald | / | Name |
| duffel | /x | Noun |
| strand | / | Noun |
| tassel | /x | Noun |
| stapler | /xx | Noun |
| fleece | / | Noun |
| duffle | /x | Noun |
| twirling | /x | Verb |
| loom | / | Noun |
| plied | / | Verb |
| golden | /x | Adjective |
| wheel | / | Noun |
| side | / | Verb |
| sword | / | Noun |
| needle | /x | Noun |
| wool | / | Noun |
| stretches | /x | Verb |
| holds | / | Verb |
| puts | / | Verb |
| bedstead | /x | Noun |
| blackboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bookcase | /x | Noun |
| candlestick | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cart | / | Noun, Verb |
| churn | / | Noun, Verb |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crib | / | Noun, Verb |
| cupboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| harpoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| hives | / | Noun |
| palanquin | xx/ | Noun |
| plough | / | Noun, Verb |
| sledge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
