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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| alphabetic | xx/x | Adjective |
| alphanumeric | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ancients | /x | Noun |
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb |
| arcane | x/ | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| aspire | x/ | Verb |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| avenger | x/x | Noun |
| await | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bard | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beginner | x/x | Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| biggest | /x | Adjective |
| birthplace | /x | Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bloodiest | /xx | Adjective |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bower | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bronze | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| burglars | /x | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cherish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| clearest | /x | Adjective |
| collegiate | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| commonest | /xx | Adjective |
| compile | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| concatenated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conjecture | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| connotative | xx/x | Adjective |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| craziest | /xx | Adjective |
| creators | x/x | Noun |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| darkest | /x | Adjective |
| deadliest | /xx | Adjective |
| dearest | /x | Noun |
| deepest | /x | Adjective |
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| depressing | x/x | Adjective |
| desire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| digit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| discount | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| disheartening | x/xx | Adjective |
| dispiriting | x/xx | Adjective |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dumbest | /x | Adjective |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| envisage | x/x | Verb |
| estimate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| executable | /xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fastness | /x | Noun |
| finite | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| forecast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foresaw | x/ | Verb |
| framers | /x | Noun |
| furthest | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| godmother | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| gravest | /x | Adjective |
| greatest | /x | Adjective |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| hardest | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| harshest | /x | Adjective |
| heaviest | /xx | Adjective |
| highest | /x | Adjective |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| horrendous | x/x | Adjective |
| horrible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| html | x | Noun |
| hypothesize | x/xx | Verb |
| ill | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| imagine | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inmost | xx | Noun, Adjective |
| insist | x/ | Verb |
| instantaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| largest | /x | Adjective |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| least | / | Adverb, Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| look for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look forward | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| look to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lowest | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| meanest | /x | Adjective |
| messy | /x | Adjective |
| mnemonic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| mop up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| most | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| notorious | x/xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| pip | / | Noun, Verb |
| plan | / | Noun, Verb |
| poorest | /x | Adjective |
| postulate | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| predict | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| presume | x/ | Verb |
| pretend | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| provide | x/ | Verb |
| reb | / | Name |
| receive | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reckon | /x | Verb, Noun |
| rely | x/ | Verb |
| request | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| require | x/x | Verb |
| saddest | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| satan | /x | Name |
| see | / | Verb, Noun |
| seek | / | Verb, Noun |
| selflessness | /xx | Noun |
| severest | x/x | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sign | / | Noun, Verb |
| sort | / | Noun, Verb |
| speculate | /xx | Verb |
| strongest | /x | Verb |
| stupidest | /xx | Adjective |
| suppose | x/ | Verb |
| surprise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| suspect | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| take for granted | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| terrible | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| theorize | /xx | Verb |
| think | / | Verb, Noun |
| toughest | /x | Adjective |
| treacherous | /xx | Adjective |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| trust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ugliest | /xx | Adjective |
| wait | / | Verb, Noun |
| wanna | /x | Noun |
| want | / | Verb, Noun |
| weakest | /x | Adjective |
| wedge | / | Noun, Verb |
| weirdest | /x | Adjective |
| whip | / | Noun, Verb |
| wish | / | Verb, Noun |
| worrisome | /xx | Adjective |
| worsted | /x | Adjective, Noun |
